Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications LLC

Tyco Telecommunications (US) Inc.

Jeremiah A Mendez

Maurice E Kordahi

Robert K Stix

Steven Bernstein

Tony S Fong

James S Jackson

James Jackson

Maurice Kordahi

A multiple conductor optical cable may be coupled to an undersea device, such as a cable joint, branching unit, or repeater, with one or more isolated bypass conductive paths being provided across the undersea device. At least one conductor may be terminated within a housing of the undersea device and at least one conductor may be coupled to a conductive bridge member that provides the isolated bypass conductive path across the device. Multiple conductor optical cables may be coupled to undersea devices in optical networks using independent power paths, for example, to deliver power to different powered components at different voltage potentials.

Coupling multiple conductor undersea optical cables to an undersea device with an isolated bypass conductive path across the undersea device

An optical cable shield layer connection may include a wire electrically connected to a shield layer of an optical cable. The optical cable shield layer connection may also be sealed, for example, to prevent leak paths. The optical cable shield layer connection may be made when coupling the optical cable to a device or another cable, for example, using a universal joint such as the Millennia&#xae; Joint available from Tyco Telecommunications (U.S.) Inc. The wire may provide a ground path from the shield layer or a continuity path from the shield layer to another optical cable.

Optical cable shield layer connection

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