Optical interconnect
US6055099A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/43
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical interconnect is formed form a series of coaxially aligned lenses. The lenses are spaced apart along a planar substrate and form repeated images of an optical array at the input to the interconnect. Outputs ports are located at different points along the interconnect. Each of the pair of lenses enclosing one of the repeated images is formed as a single physically integral member. This member may take the form of a transparent rod having spherical end surfaces. Each of the spherical end surfaces then provides one of the pair of lenses.
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