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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Anthony Sebastian Bauco, Horseheads, NY (US);
Douglas Llewellyn Butler, Painted Post, NY (US);
Micah Colen Isenhour, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A traceable cable includes at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the cable. The tracing optical fiber includes a core having a first index of refraction and a cladding having a second index of refraction. The traceable cable also includes at least one launch point provided through at least a portion of the jacket for optically accessing the tracing optical fiber. The launch point includes an optical medium accessible from an exterior of the jacket and in contact with the tracing optical fiber, wherein the optical medium is substantially index-matched to the core of the tracing optical fiber. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.