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Electrical-optical active optical cable

US7401985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2006
Grant dateJul 22, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4246
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An active cable that includes an integrated electrical connector at one end and an optical connector at the other end, and one or more optical fibers disposed therebetween to facilitate optical communication over much of the length of the active cable. The communication may be one direction or even duplex.

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