Fiber-Grating Optical Connector for Network Port Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The management of network port resources in optical distribution networks is complex due to the lack of fiber gratings on existing optical splitters, requiring network reconstruction and disassembly of optical components.
Innovation Solution
An optical fiber connector with a fiber grating integrated into a ferrule structure, allowing optical signal modulation and identification by an optical artificial intelligence module, enabling visualized network port management without network reconstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If fiber grating is disposed on optical splitter to enable network port identification, then optical signal modulation capability is improved, but device complexity and operation complexity increase due to requiring network reconstruction and component replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an optical fiber connector as an intermediary component that integrates the fiber grating functionality. Instead of modifying the optical splitter directly, the connector serves as a mediator that can be independently installed and removed, carrying the identification function without requiring network reconstruction or splitter replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the identification function from the optical splitter by placing it in a separate optical fiber connector. This allows the fiber grating to be housed in its own modular unit that can be independently managed, installed, and maintained without affecting the optical splitter or requiring network-wide reconstruction.
2Loss of information
If optical splitter is replaced with fiber grating-integrated splitter for network port management, then network port resource management is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring disassembly and replacement of optical components
Solution Approach 1:
The optical fiber connector acts as an intermediary that simplifies operations. It can be independently installed by simply plugging into the optical adapter without disassembling existing optical components. The connector carries all necessary identification functionality, allowing network port resource management to be implemented through simple plug-and-play operations rather than complex component replacements.
3Ease of operation
If fiber grating is integrated into optical fiber connector for simplified deployment, then ease of operation is improved by avoiding network reconstruction, but device complexity increases due to integrating multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into the optical fiber connector: the fiber grating for signal modulation, the ferrule for optical alignment, and the housing for structural support and sealing. By combining these elements into a single integrated connector assembly, the system achieves simplified deployment without requiring network reconstruction, as the entire functional unit can be installed as one component.
4Reliability
If sealing ring is added to optical fiber connector for outdoor environment adaptation, then reliability is improved by enhancing waterproof and dustproof performance, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a sealing ring (thin film structure) to provide waterproof and dustproof protection for the optical fiber connector. The sealing ring is integrated into the housing structure, creating a flexible yet effective barrier that protects internal components from environmental factors without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates simplified operations and resource management of network ports by allowing insertion of the optical fiber connector into existing adapters, maintaining optical quality and adapting to outdoor environments.
Implementation Method 1
a fiber grating, penetrating through the first ferrule and the second ferrule; The fiber grating is a diffraction grating formed by performing axial periodic modulation on a refractive index of a fiber core
Data Source
AI summary
An optical fiber connector, an optical distribution network device, and an optical communication system, wherein the optical fiber connector includes a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a fiber grating, and a housing part. The fiber grating penetrates through the first ferrule and the second ferrule. The housing part is sleeved on the first ferrule and the second ferrule. The optical fiber connector optically interconnects to a network port on the optical distribution network device, and an optical signal uploaded from an optical network terminal is modulated by the optical fiber connector and then arrives at an optical line terminal.