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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Telescent Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Stephen Kewitsch, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Telescent Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4286 (2013.01); G02B 6/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/4287 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and devices to monitor optical power within optical fibers in a substantially non-invasive fashion are disclosed. Optical monitors are comprised of low leakage junctions within very compact optical junctions which each confine the leakage within a very small local volume but also include photodiode means to ascertain signal amplitude. Multiplexing circuits for different groupings of lines enables automated monitoring of optical status across a communication network.