Proximity free space optical interconnect
US8571366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3886
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system employs a flexible optical media, two connectors, and a mechanism such as a magnet that brings the connector together when the connectors are close to each other. The optical media is able to guide optical signals, and one connector is attached to an end of the optical media. Each connector also has alignment features and provides paths for the optical signals. The alignment features of each connector are shaped to mate with the alignment features of the other connector and to shift the connectors relative to each other as the mechanism pushes the connector together. The alignment features further have seated positions at which the paths in one connector are aligned with the paths in the other connector and separated by a free space gap.
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