PLASTIC AND GLASS OPTICAL FIBER BUS NETWORK
First Claim
1. An optical network architecture comprising:
- a first pair of tapered mixing rods;
a second pair of tapered mixing rods;
a first plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to a first plurality of line replaceable units;
a second plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled from the second pair of tapered mixing rods to a second plurality of line replaceable units; and
at least one optical fiber communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to the second pair of tapered mixing rods, the at least one optical fiber comprising a hard clad silica optical fiber.
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Abstract
An optical network architecture can include a first pair of tapered mixing rods and a second pair of tapered mixing rods. A first plurality of plastic optical fibers is communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to a first plurality of line replaceable components, and a second plurality of plastic optical fibers is communicatively coupled from the second pair of tapered mixing rods to a second plurality of line replaceable components. At least one optical fiber communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to the second pair of tapered mixing rods, the at least one optical transmission line comprising a hard clad silica optical fiber.
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20 Claims
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1. An optical network architecture comprising:
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a first pair of tapered mixing rods; a second pair of tapered mixing rods; a first plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to a first plurality of line replaceable units; a second plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled from the second pair of tapered mixing rods to a second plurality of line replaceable units; and at least one optical fiber communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to the second pair of tapered mixing rods, the at least one optical fiber comprising a hard clad silica optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of transmitting optical signals comprising:
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receiving, by a first tapered mixing rod, optical signals from a first plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled to a first plurality of line replaceable units; directing, by the first tapered mixing rod, the optical signals received from the first plurality of plastic optical fibers along each of a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber; receiving, by a second tapered mixing rod, optical signals from the second optical fiber and a third optical fiber; and directing, by the second tapered mixing rod, the optical signals received from the second optical fiber and the third optical fiber along each of a second plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled to the first plurality of line replaceable units; wherein each of the first optical fiber and the third optical fiber comprises at least one hard clad silica optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aircraft optical network comprising:
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a first pair of tapered mixing rods located at a front end of the aircraft; a second pair of tapered mixing rods located at a back end of the aircraft; a first plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to a first plurality of line replaceable components, the first plurality of line replaceable components located at the front end of the aircraft; a second plurality of plastic optical fibers communicatively coupled from the second pair of tapered mixing rods to a second plurality of line replaceable components, the second plurality of line replaceable components located at the back end of the aircraft; and at least one optical fiber communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to the second pair of tapered mixing rods, the at least one optical fiber comprising a hard clad silica optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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