Passive star coupler
CA 1293025 C · Owner: American Telephone And Telegraph Company · Inventors: Kogelnik, Herwig Werner; Saleh, Adel Abel Moneim
Overview
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Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A star coupler for a single-mode-fiber optical local area network which reduces the amount of fiber required by a factor of two and diminishes the number of components by one-half. This savings in fiber and components is effected by "reflecting" signals which appear at various locations of the network back toward the input ports. The arrangement forms a broadcast-type of local area network where a message transmitted by any user can be received by all users.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted December 10, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 10, 2008.
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