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US 2026/0160957 A1Published application
Optical network interface card and optical transmission apparatus
AssigneeAIP Inc.
InventorChia LEE
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Abstract
An optical network interface card, adapted for use with at least an optical cable unit, includes a load board, a network chip disposed on the load board, at least an optical adapter installed on the load board for connection with the optical cable unit, a photonic integrated circuit disposed on the load board and electrically connected to the network chip, and an optical coupling assembly installed on the load board and connected between the optical adapter and the photonic integrated circuit.
Claims17
An optical network interface card, adapted for use with at least an optical cable unit, and comprising:
- a load board;
- a network chip disposed on the load board;
- at least an optical adapter installed on the load board for connection with the optical cable unit;
- a photonic integrated circuit disposed on the load board and electrically connected to the network chip;
- and
- an optical coupling assembly installed on the load board and connected between the optical adapter and the photonic integrated circuit.
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An optical transmission apparatus, comprising:
- an optical network interface card, comprising:
- a load board;
- a network chip disposed on the load board;
- at least an optical adapter installed on the load board;
- a photonic integrated circuit disposed on the load board and comprising a signal transmitting portion;
- and
- an optical coupling assembly installed on the load board and connected between the optical adapter and the signal transmitting portion;
- and
- at least an optical cable unit detachably plugged to the optical adapter and optically connected with the photonic integrated circuit through the optical coupling assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.