OPTICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICES

• US 20110043793A1
• Filed: 11/02/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: WELLBROCK, Glenn A., XIA, Tiejun J., GEE, Nee-Ben
• Granted Patent: US 8,308,375 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 356/218
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/07955 Monitoring or measuring power

Abstract

A device includes a female connector to receive a male network connector of a network conduit, and a first male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the first male connector includes a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal. The device also includes a second male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the second male connector includes a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal. The device further includes a wavelength splitter to receive an optical signal from the network conduit via the female connector, provide the optical signal to the first male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal, and provide the optical signal to the second male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a female connector to receive a male network connector of a network conduit;

a first male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the first male connector includes a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal;

a second male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the second male connector includes a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal; and

a wavelength splitter to;

receive an optical signal from the network conduit via the female connector,

provide the optical signal to the first male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal, and

provide the optical signal to the second male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first collimator lens provided between the female connector and the wavelength splitter;

a second collimator lens provided between the wavelength splitter and the first male connector; and

a third collimator lens provided between the wavelength splitter and the second male connector.

3. The device of claim 1, where the first indicator includes a first color and the second indicator includes a second color different than the first color.

4. The device of claim 1, where the first indicator includes a first graphic pattern and the second indicator includes a second graphic pattern different than the first graphic pattern.

5. The device of claim 1, where, when the device is utilized with an optical power meter, the device enables selection of a transceiver for receiving the male network connector of the network conduit.

6. The device of claim 1, where the transceiver includes a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver that operates at one of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.

7. The device of claim 1, where the device comprises an optical signal measurement device.

8. The device of claim 1, where the female connector is to receive at least one of:

a Local Connector (LC) male network connector;

a Ferrule Connector (FC) male network connector;

a Straight Tip (ST) male network connector;

a Standard Connector (SC) male network connector;

a biconic male network connector;

an Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) male network connector;

a Fiber Connectivity (FICON) male network connector;

a Fiber-Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) male network connector;

a loopback male network connector;

an Opti-Jack male network connector;

a Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) male network connector;

a D4 male network connector;

a MTP male network connector;

a MU male network connector;

or

a SMA male network connector.

9. The device of claim 1, where the first male connector and the second male connector are to connect to an optical power meter.

10. The device of claim 1, where the network conduit includes a single fiber bi-directional communications (SFBDC) conduit.

11. A device, comprising:

a male connector to connect to an optical power meter;

a first female connector to receive a network connector of a network conduit, where the first female connector optically communicates with the male connector, and where the first female connector includes a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal;

a second female connector to receive the network connector of the network conduit, where the second female connector optically communicates with the male connector, and where the second female connector includes a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal;

a wavelength splitter to;

receive a first optical signal from the network conduit via the first female connector, and

provide the first optical signal to the male connector when the first optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal; and

a mirror to;

receive a second optical signal from the network conduit via the second female connector, and

reflect the second optical signal to the wavelength splitter, where the wavelength splitter is further to;

provide the second optical signal to the male connector when the second optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal.

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising:

a first collimator lens provided between the first female connector and the wavelength splitter;

a second collimator lens provided between the second female connector and the mirror; and

a third collimator lens provided between the wavelength splitter and the male connector.

13. The device of claim 11, where the first indicator includes a first color and the second indicator includes a second color different than the first color.

14. The device of claim 11, where the first indicator includes a first graphic pattern and the second indicator includes a second graphic pattern different than the first graphic pattern.

15. The device of claim 11, where, when the male connector connects to the optical power meter, the device enables selection of a transceiver for receiving the network connector of the network conduit.

16. The device of claim 11, where the transceiver includes a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver that operates at one of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.

17. The device of claim 11, where the device comprises an optical signal measurement device.

18. The device of claim 11, where each of the first female connector and the second female connector is to receive at least one of:

a Local Connector (LC) male network connector;

a Ferrule Connector (FC) male network connector;

a Straight Tip (ST) male network connector;

a Standard Connector (SC) male network connector;

a biconic male network connector;

an Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) male network connector;

a Fiber Connectivity (FICON) male network connector;

a Fiber-Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) male network connector;

a loopback male network connector;

an Opti-Jack male network connector;

a Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) male network connector;

a D4 male network connector;

a MTP male network connector;

a MU male network connector;

or

a SMA male network connector.

19. The device of claim 11, where the network conduit includes a single fiber bi-directional communications (SFBDC) conduit.

20. A system comprising:

an optical power meter; and

a device that includes;

a first connector to receive a network connector of a network conduit,

a second connector optically communicating with the first connector, where the second connector includes a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal,

a third connector optically communicating with the first connector, where the third connector includes a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal; and

a wavelength splitter to;

receive an optical signal from the network conduit via the first connector, provide the optical signal to the optical power meter via the second connector when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal, and

provide the optical signal to the optical power meter via the third connector when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal.