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The present invention relates to an attachment (optical fiber sidecar) to the outer casing of a component of an RF distribution system, which provides a sealed enclosure in which one or more individual optical fibers may be separated from a main optical fiber transmission medium, and a conduit throu

The present invention relates to an attachment (optical fiber sidecar) to the outer casing of a component of an RF distribution system, which provides a sealed enclosure in which one or more individual optical fibers may be separated from a main optical fiber transmission medium, and a conduit through which the individual fibers may be passed for connection to components housed in the RF casing.

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An optical fiber sidecar for an optoelectronic converter comprising: an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing first and second sets of optical fibers is passed; said first set of optical fibers including at least one continuous optical fiber

An optical fiber sidecar for an optoelectronic converter comprising: an enclosure having an entrance opening and an exit opening through which a fiber cable containing first and second sets of optical fibers is passed; said first set of optical fibers including at least one continuous optical fiber that passes through said entrance and exit openings; said second set of optical fibers including at least one optical fiber that passes through said entrance opening and is separated from said fiber cable within said enclosure; said enclosure including means for positioning said second set of optical fibers within said enclosure such that the minimum bend radius for each said second optical fiber is not exceeded; and said enclosure including a conduit separate from said entrance and exit openings; said conduit having conduit means for passing said second set of optical fibers from within said enclosure to an optoelectronic converter.