Apparatus for adapting an electrical communications port to an optical communications port
US5343319A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus (100) couples first and second electronic devices (206, 202), the first electronic device (206) having an optical communications port (208) and the second electronic device (202) having an electrical communications port (204). The apparatus (100) includes an electrical interface (102) functionally compatible with the electrical communications port (204), and an optical interface (107) functionally compatible with the optical communications port (208) and electrically coupled to the electrical interface (102) for communicating with the electrical interface (102). The electrical interface (102) and the optical interface (107) provide communications between the electrical communications port (204) and the optical communications port (208) when the electrical interface (102) is electrically coupled to the electrical communications port (204), and the optical interface (107) is optically coupled to the optical communications port (208).
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