Connector for an optical cable

Details Connector for an optical cable Connector for an optical cable

1990-08-14

1991-11-19

Sikes, William L.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

385 54, 385100, G02B 640

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050660977

ABSTRACT:
A connector (2) for an optical cable (1) having at least one glass fiber (4.1, 4.2) is characterized in that the plug contact is electrical and the signal transmission is optical. For this purpose, an electrical plug contact (5.1, 5.2) is provided for the at least one glass fiber (4.1, 4.2), as well as a first converter for converting an electrical signal into an optical signal and/or a second converter for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal. The at least one glass fiber (4.1, 4.2) of the optical cable (1) is connected directly to the the first and second converters, respectively. The first and second converters, respectively, are e.g. embodied by light-emitting diodes and photodiodes, respectively.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3663822 (1972-05-01), Uchida
patent: 4595839 (1986-06-01), Braun et al.
patent: 4756590 (1988-07-01), Forrest et al.
patent: 4861134 (1989-08-01), Alameel et al.
Electronics, vol. 49; No. 18, Sep. 2, 1976, pp. 94-99; H. Schmid, "Fiber-Optic Data Transmission: A Practical, Low-Cost Technology".

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