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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Dale Eddy, Gilford, NH (US);
Scott Prescott, Belmont, NH (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/272 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/07955 (2013.01); H04B 10/272 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2013.01); H04J 14/0247 (2013.01); H04J 14/0252 (2013.01); H04J 14/0282 (2013.01); H04J 14/0201 (2013.01); H04J 14/0227 (2013.01); H04J 14/0265 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring optical power including a first multiplexer/demultiplexer to split/combine an optical signal including a first wavelength and second wavelength; a second multiplexer/demultiplexer to split/combine an optical signal including the first wavelength and the second wavelength; a first tap photodetector coupled to the first and second multiplexer/demultiplexers and to a first measurement device; and a second tap photodetector coupled to the first and second multiplexer/demultiplexers and to a second measurement device.