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1. A power transmission line construction comprising:
- at least one fiber optic core;
an outer jacket housing the fiber optic core; and
one or more protective sheaths between the outer jacket and the fiber optic core, at least one of the protective sheaths comprising a first insulated conductor having a first connection portion attachable to a first voltage source and a second insulated conductor having a second connection portion attachable to a second voltage source;
wherein at least one of the protective sheaths comprises an insulated conductive sheath subdivided by two dielectric strips to form a split sheath having two moieties, wherein a first of the moieties comprises the first insulated conductor and a second of the moieties comprises the second insulated conductor.
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Abstract
An optical fiber for information transmission contains a glass tube core wrapped in a sheath of conductive material attachable to a power source such as a battery or generator to transmit power via the conductive sheath of the fiber. Methods to transmit power via an optical fiber, together with fiber optic networks are described.
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5 Claims
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1. A power transmission line construction comprising:
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at least one fiber optic core; an outer jacket housing the fiber optic core; and one or more protective sheaths between the outer jacket and the fiber optic core, at least one of the protective sheaths comprising a first insulated conductor having a first connection portion attachable to a first voltage source and a second insulated conductor having a second connection portion attachable to a second voltage source; wherein at least one of the protective sheaths comprises an insulated conductive sheath subdivided by two dielectric strips to form a split sheath having two moieties, wherein a first of the moieties comprises the first insulated conductor and a second of the moieties comprises the second insulated conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A fiber optic network comprising:
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one or more optical cables, wherein each of the optical cables comprises one or more conductive sheaths attachable to one or more power sources; wherein one or more of the optical cables connects two or more network components, and wherein at least one of the network components is selected from the group consisting of an optical line terminal, a service area interface, an end distribution point, an optical-to-electric converter, and a fiber optic transmitters; wherein at least one of the one or more conductive sheaths comprises an insulated conductive sheath subdivided by two dielectric strips to form a split sheath having two moieties, wherein a first of the moieties comprises a first insulated conductor and a second of the moieties comprises a second insulated conductor.
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