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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1997
Howard D Kidorf, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
In a fiber optic assembly that is sealed within an enclosure and that has a plurality of optical transmission paths available to transmit input signals through the assembly, a separate link is provided for each transmission path. Each of the separate links has a first end that is located external to the sealed enclosure and a second end that is located within the enclosure and adjacent to the link's associated transmission path. The link is capable of transmitting energy from an energy source coupled to the link at the first end through the link to the second end. The energy is received at the second end of the link, where the second end's proximity to its associated optical transmission path allows the energy to act on the transmission path to render the path inoperable for transmitting an input signal along the path and through the assembly. As such, the fiber optic assembly is configured to permit selected input signals to be transmitted through the fiber optic assembly to a particular destination based upon the requirements of the communication system into which it is integrated.