Opto-electronic and optical fiber interface arrangement
US4861134A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44528
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An opto-electronic organizer on a printed wiring card includes a plurality of opto-electronic devices each having electrical leads and at least one optical fiber extending therefrom and an optical fiber channel in the form of a closed loop for directing optical fibers. The opto-electronic devices are attached to the optical fiber closed loop channel at predetermined locations therealong and the optical fibers extending from the devices are directed into the closed loop channel wherein they are selectively interconnected. The closed loop channel has first and second portions and at least one channel joining the first and second portions so that optical fiber passing therethrough can reenter the closed loop either clockwise or counterclockwise. The organizer is affixed to the printed circuit card in predetermined alignment whereby the electrical leads extending from the opto-electronic devices are connected to prescribed electrical elements on the printed circuit card.
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