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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Thomas Worzyk, Lyckeby, SE;
Thomas Worzyk, Lyckeby, SE;
ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for jointing a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, the apparatus includes a composite cable, where the composite cable includes an electric power cable, a first optical fiber cable including the first optical fiber, and a second optical fiber cable including the second optical fiber, wherein the apparatus includes a first routing device and a second routing device, each routing device being arranged to change the direction of a fiber optic path from a first axis to a second axis and including a first optical fiber portion aligned with the first axis, a second optical fiber portion aligned with the second axis, and an intermediate optical fiber portion integral with the first and second optical fiber portions and extending through an arc between the first and second optical fiber portions, the intermediate optical fiber portion in the region of the arc having a reduced diameter in relation to the diameter of the first and second optical fiber portions, wherein the first optical fiber is optically connected to the first optical fiber portion of the first routing device, wherein the second optical fiber is optically connected to the first optical fiber portion of the second routing device, and wherein the second optical fiber portion of the first routing device is optically connected to the second optical fiber portion of the second routing device.