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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
A Fenner Milton, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250199 ;
Abstract
A multiterminal single mode communication system using single mode fibers d a single centrally located laser source. An electro-optical switch at the terminal switches pulses of light from the communication channel to a distribution channel comprising a single mode fiber. Information is switched on by an electrical modulator which controls the light switching of the switches and information is taken off by light detectors.