18033833. METHOD OF RE-CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS AND SYSTEM simplified abstract (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.)
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METHOD OF RE-CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS AND SYSTEM
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Inventor(s)
ELBERT GERJAN Van Putten of 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH (NL)
ADRIANUS JOHANNES GERARDUS Mank of EINDHOVEN (NL)
METHOD OF RE-CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS AND SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18033833 titled 'METHOD OF RE-CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS AND SYSTEM
Simplified Explanation
The present invention is a method for re-connecting two optical fibers that have multiple outer cores. The method involves the following steps:
- Positioning the first end section of the first fiber and the second end section of the second fiber in proximity to each other, aligned along a longitudinal axis.
- Optically interrogating the outer cores of both fibers to receive optical signals.
- Modifying the registered connection orientation based on the optical interrogation, ensuring correct registration of the fibers in the current connection orientation.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Telecommunications: This method can be used in the field of telecommunications to re-establish connections between optical fibers, ensuring accurate alignment and registration.
- Data transmission: The method can be applied in data transmission systems to reconnect optical fibers, maintaining optimal signal transmission.
- Fiber optic networks: This innovation can be utilized in fiber optic networks to repair or replace damaged or disconnected fibers, improving network reliability.
Problems solved by this technology:
- Accurate alignment: The method solves the problem of aligning and registering optical fibers correctly during re-connection, ensuring efficient signal transmission.
- Unknown relative rotational angle: The method addresses the challenge of not knowing the relative rotational angle between the fibers in the current connection position, allowing for adjustment and correct registration.
Benefits of this technology:
- Improved connectivity: The method ensures accurate alignment and registration of optical fibers, resulting in improved connectivity and signal transmission.
- Time and cost savings: By simplifying the re-connection process, this innovation can save time and reduce costs associated with repairing or replacing optical fibers.
- Enhanced network reliability: The method contributes to the overall reliability of fiber optic networks by facilitating efficient re-connection of fibers.
Original Abstract Submitted
The present invention relates to a method of re-connecting a first optical fiber () with a second optical fiber (), the first fiber () and the second fiber () each having a plurality of outer cores, comprising: (a) positioning a first end section of the first fiber () and a second end section of the second fiber () in proximity so as to be aligned with one another along a longitudinal axis of the first and second end sections in a current connection position including a current connection orientation, in which a current relative rotational angle between the first and second end sections about the longitudinal axis is not known with respect to a relative rotational angle between the first and second end sections in a registered connection orientation determined with respect to a coordinate system during a previous connection of the first fiber () with the second fiber (); (b) optically interrogating the outer cores of the first and second fibers () through the current connection position to receive optical signals from the outer cores; (c) modifying, from the optical interrogation of the outer cores, the registered connection orientation such that the first and second fibers in the current connection orientation including the current relative rotational angle between the first and second end sections about the longitudinal axis are correctly registered with respect to the coordinate system.
