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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Takeshita, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transmission direction determination apparatus includes: a first lens configured to collimate light propagating from one multi-core fiber of two multi-core fibers to the other multi-core fiber of the two multi-core fibers; a second lens configured to focus the light that has propagated from the first lens; a partially reflective mirror configured to reflect part of the collimated light and including a first surface and a second surface; a first photodetector disposed on a side of the first surface of the partially reflective mirror and configured to measure an intensity of signal light reflected by the partially reflective mirror; and a second photodetector disposed on a side of the second surface of the partially reflective mirror and configured to measure an intensity of signal light reflected by the partially reflective mirror.