Modular optical/electronic backplane assembly
US5980312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44528
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A backplane assembly for a line replaceable module enclosure or rack includes an electrical backplane and a fiber optic backplane separately attachable to a single frame. The frame serves as a common datum for the electrical and fiber optic backplanes, and includes integral mating interface features for enabling line replaceable module connectors having a common shell to mate with the separate electrical and fiber optic connector structures on the backplane. The optical backplane is a one-piece structure to which pairs of individual fiber optic connectors, including input/output connectors, may be directly secured via a simple retention plate arrangement, the fiber optic connectors all having the same orientation to enable direct routing of fiber ribbons between rows of connectors serving different line replaceable modules.
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