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Optical and electrical connector

US9239439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Jamyuen Ko · San Jose, US
Hengju Cheng · Mountain View, US
Tom Mader · Goleta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2013
Grant date	Jan 19, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49208
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to an optical USB (OUSB) to enhance the data rate of USB by adding super-high data rate (e.g. 10 Gbps) optical communication on top of its current specification so that backward compatibility is achievable. Mechanical tolerances may be achieved by using embedded lenses to expand a beam emerging from the connector prior to entering its mating connector and using an identical lens in the mating connector to collimate the beam back onto a fiber.

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