Optical backplane system

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2006-11-28

2006-11-28

Connelly-Cushwa, Michelle (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Plural

C385S134000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07142746

ABSTRACT:
An optical backplane system is described herein. In one embodiment, an exemplary system includes a backplane to interconnect multiple optical modules, multiple fiber interface modules (FIMs) having a back end inserted into multiple slots of the backplane respectively, each FIM having a front end to receive an incoming fiber carrying incoming optical signals and an outgoing fiber carrying outgoing optical signals from and to an optical network. The back end of the FIM extends the incoming and outgoing fibers to at least one of the multiple optical modules mounted via the backplane without significantly processing of the incoming and outgoing optical signals. Each of the fibers is capable of carrying multiple wavelengths of optical signals. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.

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