Optical fiber enclosure for optoelectronic converter
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1. An optical fiber sidecar comprising:
- an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing at least one continuous optical fiber is passed;
said enclosure including means for positioning one or more optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius of each optical fiber is not exceeded;
said enclosure including a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings, said conduit having conduit means for passing one or more optical fibers from within said enclosure; and
wherein said enclosure and said conduit means are water-tight and pressure-tight.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an attachment (optical fiber sidecar) to the outer casing of a component of an RF distribution system, which provides a sealed enclosure in which one or more individual optical fibers may be separated from a main optical fiber transmission medium, and a conduit through which the individual fibers may be passed for connection to components housed in the RF casing.
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1. An optical fiber sidecar comprising:
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an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing at least one continuous optical fiber is passed; said enclosure including means for positioning one or more optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius of each optical fiber is not exceeded; said enclosure including a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings, said conduit having conduit means for passing one or more optical fibers from within said enclosure; and wherein said enclosure and said conduit means are water-tight and pressure-tight.
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2. An optical fiber sidecar comprising:
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an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing at least one continuous optical fiber is passed; said enclosure including means for positioning one or more optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius of each optical fiber is not exceeded; said enclosure including a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings, said conduit having conduit means for passing one or more optical fibers from within said enclosure; and wherein said enclosure and said conduit means are shielded against electromagnetic interference leakage.
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3. An optical fiber sidecar comprising:
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an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing at least one continuous optical fiber is passed; said enclosure including means for positioning one or more optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius of each optical fiber is not exceeded; said enclosure including a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings, said conduit having conduit means for passing one or more optical fibers from within said enclosure; and wherein an outer wall of said enclosure is removable to allow access to said optical fibers passing therethrough.
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4. An optical fiber sidecar for an optoelectronic converter comprising:
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a water-tight and pressure-tight enclosure; said enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing at least one continuous optical fiber is passed; said enclosure including a plurality of splice trays for positioning one or more optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius for each optical fiber is not exceeded; and a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings for passing one or more optical fibers from within said enclosure to an optoelectronic converter; said conduit comprising a cylindrical sleeve and sealing means on each sleeve end forming water-tight and pressure-tight seals for said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. An optical fiber sidecar for an optoelectronic converter comprising:
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an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing first and second sets of optical fibers is passed; said first set of optical fibers including at least one continuous optical fiber that passes through said entrance and exit openings; said second set of optical fibers including at least one optical fiber that passes through said entrance opening and is separated from said fiber cable within said enclosure; said enclosure including means for positioning said second set of optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius for each said second optical fiber is not exceeded; and said enclosure including a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings; said conduit having conduit means for passing said second set of optical fibers from within said enclosure to an optoelectronic converter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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