Optical printed circuit board and its fabricating method
AssigneeCity University of Hong Kong
InventorsKin Seng Chiang, Wei Jin, Kar Pong Lor, Hau Ping Chan
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Abstract
There is provided a method for fabricating an optical printed circuit board. The method includes preparing a first printed circuit board portion with an array of optical fibers attached thereon, assembling an optical fiber connector with the first printed circuit board portion such that the optical fiber connector is arranged at ends of the array of optical fibers, and attaching one or more second printed circuit board portions to the first printed circuit board portion to form an optical printed circuit board with the optical fiber connector embedded therein. The optical fiber connector includes an engagement mechanism arranged for engagement with an external optical device.
Claims22
A method for fabricating an optical printed circuit board (OPCB), comprising:
- preparing a first printed circuit board portion with an array of optical fibers attached thereon;
- assembling an optical fiber connector with the first printed circuit board portion such that the optical fiber connector is arranged at ends of the array of optical fibers;
- and
- attaching one or more second printed circuit board portions to the first printed circuit board portion to form an optical printed circuit board with the optical fiber connector embedded therein,
- wherein the optical fiber connector comprises an engagement mechanism arranged for engagement with an external optical device.
An optical printed circuit board (OPCB), comprising:
- an electrical conductor arranged for conducting an electrical signal;
- an array of optical fibers arranged for transmitting an optical signal;
- and
- an optical fiber connector embedded in the optical printed circuit board and arranged at ends of the array of optical fibers, the optical fiber connector comprising an engagement mechanism arranged for engagement with an external optical device to optically couple the external optical device with the array of the optical fibers,
- wherein the engagement mechanism is at least in part exposed to engage with the external optical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.