Invention Application
- Patent Title: CONCENTRIC-CORE FIBERS AND SYSTEM USING SAME
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Application No.: US17621347Application Date: 2020-06-19
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Publication No.: US20220368421A1Publication Date: 2022-11-17
- Inventor: John Charles CHAMBERLAIN , Michael Aaron KADAR-KALLEN , Earl R. PARSONS
- Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Hickory
- Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hickory
- International Application: PCT/US2020/038744 WO 20200619
- Main IPC: H04B10/25
- IPC: H04B10/25 ; G02B6/42 ; G02B6/036 ; G02B6/028 ; G02B6/02

Abstract:
Optical systems that employ concentric multi core fibers (MCFs) are discussed. Some of the systems discussed are based on the use of a concentric MCF that has a single mode core, capable of carrying a broadband data signal, and a multimode core, which carries optical signals that do not require as high a bandwidth as the broadband data signal. In one embodiment, the multimode core carries system management data. In another embodiment, the multimode core carries a high power optical signal that provides remote power. In another embodiment, the multimode core carries a pump signal for a downstream fiber amplifier. In yet another embodiment, the multimode core carries an optical signal, for example visible light, that can be used to verify connectivity.
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