GB2218221B - Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access - Google Patents

Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access

Info

Publication number: GB2218221B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre cable; intrusive access; intrusive; access
Prior art date: 1988-05-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB8810858A

Other versions

GB8810858D0 (en

GB2218221A (en

Inventor

John Lees

Peter George Hale

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

STC PLC

Nortel Networks Optical Components Ltd

Original Assignee

STC PLC

Northern Telecom Europe Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1988-05-07

Filing date

1988-05-07

Publication date

1992-06-10

1988-05-07 Application filed by STC PLC, Northern Telecom Europe Ltd filed Critical STC PLC

1988-05-07 Priority to GB8810858A priority Critical patent/GB2218221B/en

1988-06-08 Publication of GB8810858D0 publication Critical patent/GB8810858D0/en

1989-11-08 Publication of GB2218221A publication Critical patent/GB2218221A/en

1992-06-10 Application granted granted Critical

1992-06-10 Publication of GB2218221B publication Critical patent/GB2218221B/en

2008-05-07 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
- G02B6/443—Protective covering
- G02B6/4431—Protective covering with provision in the protective covering, e.g. weak line, for gaining access to one or more fibres, e.g. for branching or tapping
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2852—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using tapping light guides arranged sidewardly, e.g. in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the bus light guides (light extraction or launching through cladding, with or without surface discontinuities, bent structures)
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
- G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
- G02B6/424—Mounting of the optical light guide
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4287—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide
- G02B6/429—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide by surface irregularities on the light guide, e.g. by mechanical modification of the surface of the light guide on its exterior
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4407—Optical cables with internal fluted support member

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)

GB8810858A 1988-05-07 1988-05-07 Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access Expired - Lifetime GB2218221B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB8810858A GB2218221B (en)	1988-05-07	1988-05-07	Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB8810858A GB2218221B (en)	1988-05-07	1988-05-07	Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB8810858D0 GB8810858D0 (en)	1988-06-08
GB2218221A GB2218221A (en)	1989-11-08
GB2218221B true GB2218221B (en)	1992-06-10

Family

ID=10636529

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB8810858A Expired - Lifetime GB2218221B (en)	1988-05-07	1988-05-07	Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
GB (1)	GB2218221B (en)

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Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2113903A (en) *	1982-01-12	1983-08-10	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Cable manufacture
GB2133206A (en) *	1982-12-15	1984-07-18	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Cable manufacture
GB2179468A (en) *	1985-08-20	1987-03-04	Pirelli General Plc	Optical coupler for an optical fibre
GB2191872A (en) *	1986-06-17	1987-12-23	Stc Plc	Optical fibre cables

1988
- 1988-05-07 GB GB8810858A patent/GB2218221B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2113903A (en) *	1982-01-12	1983-08-10	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Cable manufacture
GB2133206A (en) *	1982-12-15	1984-07-18	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Cable manufacture
GB2179468A (en) *	1985-08-20	1987-03-04	Pirelli General Plc	Optical coupler for an optical fibre
GB2191872A (en) *	1986-06-17	1987-12-23	Stc Plc	Optical fibre cables

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB8810858D0 (en)	1988-06-08
GB2218221A (en)	1989-11-08

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2206420B (en)	1991-01-23	Optical fibre cables
GB9222119D0 (en)	1992-12-02	Optical fibre cable
GB2201008B (en)	1991-10-23	Optical fibre cables
GB8803162D0 (en)	1988-03-09	Optical fibre cable
GB8804179D0 (en)	1988-03-23	Optical fibre cables
GB8805210D0 (en)	1988-04-07	Optical fibre cable element
GB9002310D0 (en)	1990-04-04	Optical fibre cable core
GB2238884B (en)	1993-11-17	Optical fibre cable connection
GB2226270B (en)	1992-05-13	Optical fibre cables
GB8813769D0 (en)	1988-07-13	Optical fibre
GB2215082B (en)	1992-02-26	Optical fibre gland
GB8900932D0 (en)	1989-03-08	Splice case for optical fibre cable
GB2218221B (en)	1992-06-10	Optical fibre cable for non-intrusive access
GB8803159D0 (en)	1988-03-09	Non-intrusive tap for optical fibre waveguides
GB8812505D0 (en)	1988-06-29	Optical fibre cable
GB2230108B (en)	1993-05-26	Optical fibre cable core
EP0462499A3 (en)	1992-04-29	Fibre optic cable
GB2233112B (en)	1993-01-20	Optical fibre cable
GB2255836B (en)	1995-11-08	Fibre optic cable
EP0333453A3 (en)	1990-06-13	Optical fibre cables
GB8711356D0 (en)	1987-06-17	Optical fibre cables
GB8706942D0 (en)	1987-04-29	Optical fibre cables
GB2226151B (en)	1992-09-09	Optical fibre cable
GB9101455D0 (en)	1991-03-06	Optical fibre cable
EG18414A (en)	1993-04-30	Optical fibre cable

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1993-05-05	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 19920910