LOOP BACK PLUG AND METHOD
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Abstract
A loop back connector and methods for testing lines in a fiber optic network are disclosed. The loop back connector includes a ferrule having an interface side constructed for optical connection to a multifiber optical cable. The loop back connector also includes first and second optical loop back paths, each having first and second terminal ends positioned at the interface side. The terminal ends of each loop back path are adapted to be aligned to fibers in the multifiber optical cable. The method includes injecting a signal on a first optical path at a first location, looping back the signal at a second location onto a second optical path, and receiving the signal on the second optical path at the first location.
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26 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A loop back plug comprising:
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a plug body having a first end portion; a ferrule structure supported at the first end portion of the plug body, the ferrule structure having an interface side that faces outward from the first end portion of the plug body, a first optical loop back path having first and second terminal ends positioned at the interface side of the ferrule structure; and a second optical loop back path having first and second terminal ends positioned at the interface side of the ferrule structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification