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Optical communications apparatus
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1988-10-28
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2008-10-28
Abstract
Abstract In an optical communications apparatus of one office having a light sending device which has a plurality of coupling ends adapted to be coupled with a light transmitting optical fiber for connecting individual offices and which sends a transmission signal in the form of light, and a light receiving device which receives a light signal; an optical communications apparatus comprising light sending means connecting the respective coupling ends and the light sending device through optical fibers, light receiving means connecting the respective coupling ends and the light receiving device through optical fibers, and pass-through means for passing the light signals between the coupling ends.
Inventors
- 👤 Toyohiro Kobayashi
- 👤 Shoji Mukohara
- 👤 Tatsunao Hayashida
- 👤 Yoshinori Numano
- 👤 Toshiyasu Higuma
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 09:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/25; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4246; G02B6/26; G02B6/28; G02B6/4204; G02B6/421
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
In an optical communications apparatus of one office having a light sending device which has a plurality of coupling ends adapted to be coupled with a light transmitting optical fiber for connecting individual offices and which sends a transmission signal in the form of light, and a light receiving device which receives a light signal; an optical communications apparatus characterized by comprising light sending means including first branching optical fibers which are disposed such that respective coupling ends of said fibers are coupled such that each of said ends of said first branching optical fiber has one end located at a corresponding coupling end and an other end located at a light sending portion of said light sending device; a light receiving means including second branching optical fibers which are disposed such that the ends of said second branching optical fiber has respective coupling ends and wherein each said ends of second fiber has one end located at the corresponding coupling end and an other end associated with said light receiving device; and pass-through means for passing the light signals flowing through said respective coupling ends, to an opposite coupling end by delivering light signals received by said light receiving device through said light rendering means, to said plurality of coupling ends through said light sending device and said light sending means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
In an optical communications apparatus of one office having a light sending device which has a plurality of coupling ends adapted to be coupled with a light transmitting optical fiber for connecting individual offices and which sends a transmission signal in the form of light, and a light receiving device which receives a light signal; an optical communications apparatus characterized by comprising light sending means including first branching optical fibers which are disposed such that respective coupling ends of said fibers are coupled such that each of said ends of said first branching optical fiber has one end located at a corresponding coupling end and an other end located at a light sending portion of said light sending device; a light receiving means including second branching optical fibers which are disposed such that the ends of said second branching optical fiber has respective coupling ends and wherein each said ends of second fiber has one end located at the corresponding coupling end and an other end associated with said light receiving device; and pass-through means for passing the light signals flowing through said respective coupling ends, to an opposite coupling end by delivering light signals received by said light receiving device through said light rendering means, to said plurality of coupling ends through said light sending device and said light sending means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein third branching optical fibers are employed as said pass-through means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said second branching optical fibers are used also as said third branching optical fibers, and partial guide means for guiding part of light to pass through each of said second branching optical fibers, to another of said second branching optical fibers is provided near the other end of said each second branching optical fiber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said partial guide means is constructed in such a way that the light is passed through a part of a photosensitive element of said light receiving device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said photosensitive element includes transparent electrodes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein said photosensitive element is an element in which amorphous semiconductor layers in a pattern such as slitty or reticulate pattern are stacked on a glass substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said light sending portion of said light sending device comprises a light emitting device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein said light emitting device comprises: a light emitting diode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
An optical communications apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the light signal received by said light receiving device is amplified and then delivered to said light sending device.
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