Active optical cable with electrical connector

US7499616B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FINISAR CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Lewis B. Aronson · Los Altos, US
• Greta Light · San Mateo, US
• The-Linh Nguyen · San Jose, US
• Chris Togami · San Jose, US
• Darin James Douma · Monrovia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 3, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 10, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/4292
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An active cable that communicates over much of its length using one or more optical fibers, but which includes at integrated electrical connector at least one of its ends. The cable may be an electrical to optical cable, and electrical to electrical cable, or one of many other potential configurations.