Active optical cable electrical adaptor
US8083417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4284
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adaptor that mechanically and/or electrically adapts to and/or from an electrical connector that is integrated with an active cable at one end of an active optical cable, wherein the optical cable is configured to communicate over much of its length using one or more optical fibers. The cable may be an electrical to optical cable, and electrical to electrical cable, or one of many other potential configurations.
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