Fiber optic signal amplifier using thermoelectric power generati

Details Fiber optic signal amplifier using thermoelectric power generati Fiber optic signal amplifier using thermoelectric power generati

1993-08-02

1995-04-18

Hellner, Mark

Optical: systems and elements

Optical amplifier

Optical fiber

307 43, H02J 110, H01S 300

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active

054083567

ABSTRACT:
A remote fiber optic signal amplifier for use as a repeater/amplifier, such as in transoceanic communications, powered by a Pu.sub.238 or Sr.sub.90 thermoelectric generator. The amplifier comprises a unit with connections on the receiving and sending sides of the communications system, and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier connecting each sending fiber to each receiving fiber. The thermoelectric generator, preferably a Pu.sub.238 or Sr.sub.90 thermoelectric generator delivers power to the amplifiers through a regulator. The heat exchange surfaces of the thermoelectric generator are made of materials resistant to corrosion and biological growth and are directly exposed to the outside, such as the ocean water in transoceanic communications.

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"Newsfronts", Lasers and Optronics, Apr. 1991, p. 12.

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