| US 7,489,438 B1 | ||
| Dielectric coating for an optical repeater pressure vessel | ||
| Mark K. Young, Monmouth Junction, N.J. (US); David S. DeVincentis, Flanders, N.J. (US); Savino S. Camporeale, Cranbury, N.J. (US); Stephen Arthur Hughes Smith, Chester (United Kingdom); and Stephen G. Evangelides, Jr., Red Bank, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Red Sky Subsea, Ltd., Chelmsford (United Kingdom) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 18, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/967,717. | ||
| Application 10/967717 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/715330, filed on Nov. 17, 2003, granted, now 6,917,465. | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 10/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 359—333 [385/92; 398/105] | 34 Claims |
| 1. An undersea optical repeater, comprising:
a pressure vessel for use in an undersea environment, said pressure vessel including a pressure housing and at least two cable
receiving elements disposed on opposing ends of the pressure having for respectively receiving ends of optical cables that
each include an electrical conductor therein, said cable receiving elements adapted to be in electrical contact with the respective
electrical conductors in the optical cables;
at least one optical amplifier located in the pressure vessel, said optical amplifier including at least one electrical component
adapted to receive electrical power from the electrical conductors in the optical cables; and
wherein said pressure housing includes a dielectric layer having a sufficient dielectric properties for electrically isolating
the cable receiving elements from one another to provide a voltage thereacross.
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