Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
C385S089000, C385S092000, C385S053000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11356017
ABSTRACT:
A contact element for a multicontact connector may be configured to be connected to a complementary other multicontact connector element. The contact element may include:a body including two longitudinal ends, the body being configured to be capable of being mounted, preferably in a removable manner, in a slot of an insulating insert of a multicontact connector;at least one optical termination at one of the ends of the body;at least one electrical termination at the other one of the ends of the body; andan optoelectronic converter housed at least in part in the body and configured to convert an optical signal, or an electrical signal, respectively coming from the optical termination or the electrical termination, into an electrical signal or an optical signal, respectively, for sending to the electrical termination or the optical termination, respectively.
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Demaret Emmanuel
Kaes Luc
van der Mee Marnix
El-Shammaa Mary
Font Frank G.
Radiall
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