GB2450848A - Active optical cable with electrical connector - Google Patents

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GB2450848A
GB2450848A GB0820337A GB0820337A GB2450848A GB 2450848 A GB2450848 A GB 2450848A GB 0820337 A GB0820337 A GB 0820337A GB 0820337 A GB0820337 A GB 0820337A GB 2450848 A GB2450848 A GB 2450848A
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electrical connector
optical cable
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cable
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Lewis B Aronson
Greta Light
Thelinh Nguyen
Chris Kiyahi Togami
Darin James Douma
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Finisar Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4292—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4416—Heterogeneous cables

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Communication Cables (AREA)

Abstract

An active cable that communicates over much of its length using one or more optical fibers, but which includes at integrated electrical connector at at least one of its ends. The cable may be an electrical to optical cable, and electrical to electrical cable, or one of many other potential configurations.
GB0820337A 2007-04-13 2007-04-13 Active optical cable with electrical connector Expired - Fee Related GB2450848B (en)

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PCT/US2007/066655 WO2008127336A1 (en) 2007-04-13 2007-04-13 Active optical cable with electrical connector

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GB0820337D0 GB0820337D0 (en) 2008-12-17
GB2450848A true GB2450848A (en) 2009-01-07
GB2450848B GB2450848B (en) 2010-10-20

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GB (1) GB2450848B (en)
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