CA2455368C - Method of repairing a slope-matched cable system and replacement cable portion for use therein - Google Patents
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- CA2455368C CA2455368C CA2455368A CA2455368A CA2455368C CA 2455368 C CA2455368 C CA 2455368C CA 2455368 A CA2455368 A CA 2455368A CA 2455368 A CA2455368 A CA 2455368A CA 2455368 C CA2455368 C CA 2455368C
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/46—Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables
- G02B6/56—Processes for repairing optical cables
- G02B6/564—Repair sets
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- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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- Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
- Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US10/364,230 | 2003-02-11 | ||
| US10/364,230 US6782174B1 (en) | 2003-02-11 | 2003-02-11 | Method of repairing a slope-matched cable system and replacement cable portion for use therein |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2455368A1 CA2455368A1 (en) | 2004-08-11 |
| CA2455368C true CA2455368C (en) | 2010-11-02 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2455368A Expired - Fee Related CA2455368C (en) | 2003-02-11 | 2004-01-16 | Method of repairing a slope-matched cable system and replacement cable portion for use therein |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US6782174B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1447697A3 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2004246359A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2455368C (enExample) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2003337268A (ja) * | 2002-05-20 | 2003-11-28 | Nec Corp | 光ケーブルの修理方法及びそれに用いる修理ケーブルピース |
| US7058268B2 (en) * | 2003-08-07 | 2006-06-06 | Tyco Telecommunications (Us) Inc. | Deployable optical fiber transmission lines, optical transmission cable, and method of making same |
| US7440168B2 (en) * | 2006-02-03 | 2008-10-21 | Tyco Telecommunications (Us) Inc. | Managing gain tilt in an optically amplified transmission system |
| US11480496B2 (en) * | 2018-12-19 | 2022-10-25 | Exfo Inc. | Test method for characterizing an optical fiber link |
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| US5894537A (en) | 1996-01-11 | 1999-04-13 | Corning Incorporated | Dispersion managed optical waveguide |
| US6137604A (en) | 1996-12-04 | 2000-10-24 | Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd. | Chromatic dispersion compensation in wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission systems |
| GB9706729D0 (en) * | 1997-04-03 | 1997-05-21 | Cable & Wireless Ltd | Method and apparatus for joining underwater cable |
| US6317238B1 (en) | 1997-06-26 | 2001-11-13 | Tycom (Us) Inc. | Chromatic dispersion management for optical wavelength division multiplexed transmission systems |
| US6038356A (en) | 1997-09-25 | 2000-03-14 | Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. | Lightwave transmission system employing raman and rare-earth doped fiber amplification |
| US6320884B1 (en) | 1998-02-26 | 2001-11-20 | Tycom (Us) Inc., | Wide bandwidth Raman amplifier employing a pump unit generating a plurality of wavelengths |
| US6307985B1 (en) * | 1998-07-10 | 2001-10-23 | Micro Therapeutics, Inc. | Optical transmission system |
| US6311002B1 (en) | 1998-12-01 | 2001-10-30 | Tycom (Us) Inc. | Method and apparatus for reducing nonlinear penalties by proper arrangement of the dispersion map in an optical communication system |
| US6188823B1 (en) | 1998-12-01 | 2001-02-13 | Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. | Method and apparatus for providing dispersion and dispersion slope compensation in an optical communication system |
| AU745736B2 (en) | 1998-12-03 | 2002-03-28 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Dispersion equalization optical fiber and optical transmission line including the same |
| US6052219A (en) | 1999-02-16 | 2000-04-18 | Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. | Wide bandwidth Raman amplifier capable of employing pump energy spectrally overlapping the signal |
| JP2001174650A (ja) | 1999-12-15 | 2001-06-29 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | 光ファイバおよび光ケーブル |
| US6396624B1 (en) | 2000-01-11 | 2002-05-28 | Tycom (Us) Inc. | Extended band erbium doped fiber amplifier |
| JP2001228336A (ja) * | 2000-02-17 | 2001-08-24 | Fujitsu Ltd | 伝送区間の修理方法及び光通信システム |
| AU3415101A (en) | 2000-02-24 | 2001-09-03 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | Optical transmission line and optical transmission system including it |
| US6414786B1 (en) | 2000-03-27 | 2002-07-02 | Tycom (Us) Inc. | Method and apparatus for reducing polarization dependent gain in Raman amplification |
| US6477306B2 (en) | 2000-04-11 | 2002-11-05 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Dispersion-compensating optical fiber, and, optical transmission line and dispersion-compensating module respectively including the same |
| US6424455B1 (en) | 2000-10-03 | 2002-07-23 | Tycom (Us) Inc. | Wide bandwidth fiber raman amplifier |
| US6873798B1 (en) | 2000-11-03 | 2005-03-29 | Tyco Telecommunications (Us) Inc. | Method and apparatus for optimizing the dispersion and dispersion slope for a dispersion map with slope-compensating optical fibers |
| US6943935B2 (en) | 2001-03-16 | 2005-09-13 | Corning Incorporated | Dispersion-managed cable for raman-assisted transmission |
| GB0112895D0 (en) * | 2001-05-26 | 2001-07-18 | Corning Cable Systems Ltd | Optical cables and methods of repairing damaged optical cable installations |
| JP2003337268A (ja) * | 2002-05-20 | 2003-11-28 | Nec Corp | 光ケーブルの修理方法及びそれに用いる修理ケーブルピース |
| JP4304361B2 (ja) * | 2002-05-29 | 2009-07-29 | 日本電気株式会社 | 光伝送ケーブルのリペア方法 |
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- 2003-02-11 US US10/364,230 patent/US6782174B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2004-01-16 CA CA2455368A patent/CA2455368C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-01-22 EP EP04250347A patent/EP1447697A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-02-10 JP JP2004033114A patent/JP2004246359A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US6782174B1 (en) | 2004-08-24 |
| CA2455368A1 (en) | 2004-08-11 |
| US20040156605A1 (en) | 2004-08-12 |
| JP2004246359A (ja) | 2004-09-02 |
| EP1447697A3 (en) | 2004-12-29 |
| EP1447697A2 (en) | 2004-08-18 |
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| MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20150116 |