Communication system
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1. A communications system comprising:
- at least one light source;
a side-emitting fiber light rope into which light emitted from the light source is coupled; and
a means for sending at least one communication data carrying optical signal comprising communications data along the fiber light rope, wherein the at least one light source and the side-emitting fiber light rope are arranged to provide data communication and a source of illumination along the length of the fiber light rope.
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Abstract
A communications system comprising at least one light source, a side-emitting fiber light rope into which light emitted from the light source is coupled, and means for sending at least one data carrying optical signal along the light rope.
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1. A communications system comprising:
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at least one light source; a side-emitting fiber light rope into which light emitted from the light source is coupled; and a means for sending at least one communication data carrying optical signal comprising communications data along the fiber light rope, wherein the at least one light source and the side-emitting fiber light rope are arranged to provide data communication and a source of illumination along the length of the fiber light rope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A detector for use in a communication system wherein the detector comprises:
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at least one optical receiver for receiving communication data carrying signals comprising communications data from a side-emitted fiber light rope which emits light from at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source and the side-emitting fiber light rope are arranged to provide data communications and a source of illumination along the length of the fiber light rope; and at least one decoder for decoding a message within the communication data carrying signal transmitted from the side-emitted fiber light rope, wherein the decoder can decode the message anywhere along a length of the side-emitted fiber light rope.
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