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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Neptune Subsea Ip Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Desbruslais, London, GB;
Alistair Hill, Leybourne, GB;
Assignee:
Neptune Subsea IP Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H04B 10/032 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/808 (2013.01); G02B 6/4427 (2013.01); H04B 10/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first optical coupler configured to duplicate an optical signal carried by a first cable in a second cable and a third cable. The apparatus also includes a second optical coupler configured to combine an optical signal carried by the second cable and an optical signal carried by the third cable in the first cable. The apparatus further includes an electrical switch configured to selectively connect electrical conductors of the first, second, and third cables.