Communication cable
US6974262B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3817
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A communication cable which takes the form of an elongated flexible conductor which has mounted at one end thereof a transmitting connector and at the opposite end thereof a receiving connector. The conductor has integratingly mounted therein a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of electrical wires. The transmitting connector includes a light emitting device for each optical fiber and a flexible printed circuit board holding electronic circuitry for converting electrical signals into optical signals. Further, the transmitting connector has an electrical interface accessible by the user. The receiving connector includes a photodetector for each optical fiber and also a flexible printed circuit board holding electronic circuitry for converting optical signals back to electrical signals. The receiving connector also has an electrical interface accessible by the user.
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