Flexible active signal cable
US7130511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4416
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible active signal cable (100, 200) includes a flexible printed circuit substrate (105), two electrical connectors (110), at least two metal conductors (115), at least one flexible optical waveguide (120), an optical transmitter (125), and an optical receiver (130). In some embodiments, the flexible active signal cable is less than 0.5 meters long and is capable of being wrapped and unwrapped from a 5 millimeter diameter mandrel 10,000 times with a low probability of failure at a test temperature, while supporting data rates greater than 25 megabits per second.
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