Alcatel Cit

Cegelec

Fabrice Pitel

Daniel Mousseaux

Emmanuel Grard

Jean-Luc Beylat

Jean-Jacques Bernard

Michel Monnot

Patrice Comte

Each node (N1) of the network is connected to each of the subscriber sets (P1-1) that are associated with the node via a single optical fiber (FP1-1) on two different wavelengths. The node is connected to each of certain other nodes via a single fiber (FN1-2) on a single wavelength. In the node, the electrical signals are supplied by two optical receivers (2, 6) and are transmitted via amplifiers (8, 10) to a single transmitter (4). A passive directional coupler (22) and a wavelength separator (20) provide the necessary optical connections. Passive optical dividers (24, 26) form two interfaces with the sets and with the other nodes. The invention is applicable in particular to industrial transmission networks.

Local area network with optical transmission

The side surface of a ferrule (16) carrying a polarization-maintaining option fiber (10) has a projecting substantially dihedral-angled portion (17, 19) engaged in a complementary re-entrant substantially dihedral angled portion (22, 24) formed in a ferrule receiver (20). The invention is particularly applicable to making a laser-emitting head for an optical fiber telecommunications network.

Device including a transversely anisotropic optical fiber, and a method

The assembly is implemented in the form of an optical head integrating not only an optical isolator (6, 8), but also a semiconductor amplifier and phase modulator (18). The amplifier-modulator is aligned parallel to the light-emitting laser (2) by a rotation compensator (14, 15) that compensates for the rotation applied by the isolator to the polarization of light from the laser. The invention is particularly applicable to optical fiber telecommunications.

Optical fiber feeder assembly including an amplifier

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Etrechy, France

Fabrice Pitel