Patent ID: 6456768
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber cable tracing system comprising:an optical receptacle affixed to a first mounting surface, the optical receptacle including a metallic conductor; a first electrical circuit comprising a manually operated switch and a light emitting device, said circuit being electrically connected to the metallic conductor within the optical receptacle on the first mounting surface; a jumper cable including an optical fiber and an electrical wire that extend between opposite ends of the cable and terminate in a plug connector at each end, each plug connector being configured to mate with the optical receptacle and to provide electrical interconnection between the electrical wire within the cable and the metallic conductor within the receptacle; the plug connector at one end of the cable residing within the optical receptacle on the first mounting surface; and wherein the manually operated switch has an active state and a normal state, and is configured to apply one voltage to the metallic conductor in its active state and to apply another voltage to the metallic conductor in its normal state.