Fiber optic interface for combined signal transmission and detection
CA 1107106 A · Owner: Trw Inc. · Inventors: Hodge, Malcolm H.
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A fiber optic interface for combined signal transmission and detection is provided. The interface enables transmission in two directions over a single optic fiber and includes a housing having an elongated channel extending therethrough. The housing is comprised of a transparent material. A first optic fiber is secured in one end of the channel with the outermost end of the first optic fiber being aligned with a light source. A second optic fiber is secured in the other end of the channel with the innermost end of the second fiber being disposed adjacent the innermost end of the first fiber. The ends of the fibers are mismatched so that there is a loss of light passed from at least the …
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- Granted August 18, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 18, 1998.
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