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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd, Osaka, JP;
Tsutomu Watanabe, Morrisville, NC (US);
William Dmytro Charuk, Apex, NC (US);
Jamie Joshue Seawell, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Yukihiro Yokomachi, Yokosuka, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp., Raleigh, NC (US);
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Optical fiber networks, devices, and related methods are disclosed herein. In some aspects, an optical fiber network includes network devices having optical fibers for transmitting and receiving data. In the network, 100% of the optical fibers are utilized end-to-end across the plurality of network devices. Networks herein are also devoid of converters and include only a single direction connection between fibers at interconnect points between devices. Network devices may include ferrules, where at least some of the ferrules are devoid of an optical fiber. A method for providing an optical fiber network includes providing network devices having optical fibers for transmitting and receiving data and transmitting data using 100% of the optical fibers end-to-end across the network devices.