Optical backplane for use with a communications equipment chassis and method of operation therefor
US6823100B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4246
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides in part an optical backplane for use with a communications equipment chassis, an optical communications system including the optical backplane, and a method of use therefor. The optical backplane, in one embodiment of the invention, may include a reflector system coupled to a wall of a communications equipment chassis and having a signal incidence surface and a signal reflective surface. The signal incidence surface may be positioned on the wall and optically alignable with a transmitter positioned within the communications equipment chassis. Further, the signal reflective surface may be positioned on the wall and optically alignable with a receiver positioned within the communications equipment chassis.
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