METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING ADD/DROP OPTICAL SIGNAL LINES FROM A PLURALITY OF BRANCHING UNITS - Patent 1012646

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EP 1 012 646 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/26

(21)	Application number: 97910697.8

(22)	Date of filing: 08.10.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/293, H04J 14/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9715/738

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9815/861 (16.04.1998 Gazette 1998/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

10.10.1996 US 728591

(71)	Applicant: Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.
	Eatontown, NJ 07724 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	PEDERSEN, Bo Rumson, NJ 07760 (US)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Postfach 86 07 67 81634 München 81634 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING ADD/DROP OPTICAL SIGNAL LINES FROM A PLURALITY OF BRANCHING UNITS