Dispersion compensation module
First Claim
1. An optical device, comprising:
- a housing;
a tray removably disposed within said housing;
a segment of dispersion compensating fiber provided in said tray, said segment of dispersion compensating fiber having first and second end portions; and
a fiber-optic adapter coupled to first and second end portions of said segment of dispersion compensating fiber.
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Abstract
Consistent with the present invention, a dispersion compensation module is provided which comprises a housing accommodating one or more spools of DCF. Each spool is provided in a respective package, which can be slidably inserted into or removed from the housing along a track provided within the housing. “Jumpers” or relatively short pieces of fiber can be used to interconnect the spools through adapters external to the packages. As a result, spools of DCF can be readily coupled to one another to provide a desired amount of dispersion compensation. Moreover, the adapters are geometrically configured so that connections can be made to the spools without excessively bending fiber interconnecting the DCF and the DCF itself, while permitting the module to conform to fiber optic packaging standards.
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15 Claims
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1. An optical device, comprising:
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a housing;
a tray removably disposed within said housing;
a segment of dispersion compensating fiber provided in said tray, said segment of dispersion compensating fiber having first and second end portions; and
a fiber-optic adapter coupled to first and second end portions of said segment of dispersion compensating fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An optical device comprising:
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a first tray;
a first section of dispersion compensating fiber provided on said tray;
a second tray;
a second section of dispersion compensating fiber provided on said tray;
a housing configured to receive said first and second trays, said first and second trays being slidably disposed within said housing; and
a segment of optical fiber coupling said first section of dispersion compensating fiber to said second section of dispersion compensating fiber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
a third tray vertically disposed relative to one of said first and second trays;
a third section of dispersion compensating fiber disposed in said tray; and
an additional segment of optical fiber coupling said third section of dispersion compensating fiber to one of said first and second sections of dispersion compensating fiber.
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14. An optical device in accordance with claim 7, wherein said housing further comprises a rail, said second tray being configured to slide on said rail within said housing.
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15. An optical device in accordance with claim 7, further comprising:
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a first handle coupled to said first tray; and
a second handle coupled to said second tray, said first and second handles being configured to slidably remove said first and second trays, respectively, from said housing.
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Specification