AFL Secures Optical Fiber Identifier Patent
Fiber optic
test equipment supplier AFL was awarded “Signal Identifying Apparatus for
an Optical Fiber,” US Patent No. 7916983. The patent covers the company’s
optical fiber identifier (OFI) technology for detecting the presence or absence
of an optical network terminal on fiber-to-the-premises (FTTx) fibers. It is the
first patent for the company’s Noyes Test and Inspection Div. The technology
allows users to test passive optical network fibers at an external distribution
cabinet without disconnecting fibers or disrupting services. It is commercially
available in AFL’s OFI-FTTx fiber identifier. AFL is based in Spartanburg,
S.C.
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