Connector with electrical mode and optical mode
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorYI-ZHONG SHEU
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Abstract
A connector with electrical mode and optical mode includes a housing. The housing includes an end surface and defines a receiving space, and the end surface defines a groove. The connector includes a planar light wave circuit (PLC) splitter, an optical-electrical converting unit, and an optical waveguide all received in the receiving space. The connector includes a collimating lens and an electrical terminal both received in the groove. The PLC splitter includes two branches. One of the branches is connected to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is optically coupled to the collimating lens. The other of the branches is optically connected to the optical-electrical converting unit. The optical-electrical converting unit is electrically connected to the electrical terminal.
Claims6
A connector comprising:
- a housing comprising an end surface and defining a receiving space, the end surface defining a groove;
- a planar light wave circuit (PLC) splitter, an optical-electrical converting unit, and an optical waveguide all received in the receiving space;
- and
- a collimating lens and an electrical terminal received in the groove;
- wherein
- the PLC splitter comprises two branches, one of the branches is connected to the optical waveguide, the optical waveguide is optically coupled to the collimating lens, the other of the branches is optically connected to the optical-electrical converting unit, and the optical-electrical converting unit is electrically connected to the electrical terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.