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Abstract

A container for housing electrical and fiber-optic components in a controlled internal environment is provided. The container is configured to define a first chamber having a first pressure which substantially differs from a second pressure in a pressure region external to the sealed chamber and that is configured to transmit signals between the sealed container and the pressure region. The container has a housing that defines the first chamber and has two spaced-apart, confronting walls extending from the first chamber to a pressure region external to the first chamber. The container further has a seal assembly positioned between the confronting walls. The seal assembly includes a planar substrate; a conductive element attached to the planar substrate and extending between the first chamber and the pressure region external to the first chamber, for conducting a signal between the first chamber and the pressure region; and sealing material positioned on opposite sides of the insulating substrate and adapted to sealably interface with the parallel confronting walls of the housing. The container further includes one or more securement members that compress the confronting walls of the housing against the seal assembly, to seal the first chamber and thereby define a boundary between the first chamber and the pressure region. The housing and the seal assembly are configured to withstand a pressure differential between the first chamber and the pressure region.

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