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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Corning Cable Systems Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventor:
Dave Eric Cunningham, Conover, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/24 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); H04B 10/85 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/264 (2013.01); H04B 10/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic assembly includes an optical cable supporting a plurality of optical fibers and a furcation integrated with the optical cable. The furcation separates optical fibers of the plurality into a first set and a second set. The first set includes a loopback channel that enters the furcation, loops around within the furcation, and then returns to the optical cable such that optical transmissions passing along the loopback channel pass twice through the optical cable in opposing directions. The second set passes through the furcation without looping back into the optical cable.