ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,042, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. (Chandler, Ariz.).

"Fiber element offset length-based optical reflector peak analysis" was invented by Patrick Faraj (Berlin), Philippe Chapon (Chamboeuf, France), Thomas Ronan (Chertsey, Great Britain) and Jonathan Setiawan (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to examples, a fiber element offset length-based optical reflector peak analysis apparatus may include an optical element optically connected to a laser source that emits a laser beam. The optical element may include a pre-set offset length between a plurality of adjacent branches. The fiber element of...