公开(公告)号：US20200322050A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16376880

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Tiejun J. XIA ,  Glenn A. WELLBROCK ,  Joe J. THOMPSON

IPC: H04B10/25 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/61

Abstract: An actuator device can include a plate, an actuator, a connector, and a power unit. The plate can retain a section of an optical fiber at the transmitter end of an optical communication link. The section of the optical fiber can be wrapped in at least a partial loop and held or retained by the plate. The connector can be a mechanical connector that couples the plate to the actuator and enables the plate to move about at least one axis to cause a change in a polarization state of the optical signal carried by the optical fiber. The change in the polarization state is identifiable by a polarized photodetector near a receiver end of the optical communication link. The power unit can provide power to at least the actuator.