Multi-connection optical fiber assembly
AssigneeMellanox Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsDima Denisenko, Alex Kremenetsky, Moti Cabessa
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Abstract
An optical fiber assembly comprises a plurality of first connectors each having a first plurality of optical channels and a plurality of second connectors for connection with a Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) switch, each having a second plurality of optical channels. The first connectors are connected with the second connectors via a plurality of optical fibers, such that each first connector is connected with all of the second connectors. The optical fiber assembly includes twice as many first connectors as second connectors, and consequently each second connector includes twice as many optical fiber connections as each first connector.
Claims26
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of first optical fibers of a first fiber type connecting one or more first connectors to one or more second connectors;
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- a plurality of second optical fibers of a second fiber type connecting one or more second connectors with one or more third connectors.
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of first connectors each having a first plurality of optical channels;
- a plurality of second connectors for connection with a Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) switch, each having a second plurality of optical channels;
- a plurality of optical fibers each terminating in one of the plurality of first connectors and one of the plurality of second connectors;
- wherein each of the plurality of first connectors terminates x optical fibers in the first plurality of optical channels, wherein the x optical fibers collectively connect each of the plurality of first connectors with all of the plurality of second connectors;
- wherein each of the plurality of second connectors terminates at least 2x optical fibers in the second plurality of optical channels, wherein the at least 2x optical fibers collectively connect each of the plurality of second connectors with all of the plurality of first connectors.
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of first optical cables for connection with a Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) switch;
- a plurality of second optical cables;
- a plurality of optical channels within the first optical cables and the second optical cables to optically connect the plurality of first optical cables with the plurality of second optical cables;
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- wherein each of the plurality of first fibers is optically connected with all of the plurality of second fibers by respective optical channels of the plurality of optical channels.
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a plurality of first optical cables extending from the optical fiber assembly;
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- a plurality of second optical cables extending from the optical fiber assembly;
- wherein the optical fiber assembly optically connects the plurality of first optical cables with the plurality of second optical cables.
A method of transmitting an optical signal, the method comprising:
- transmitting an optical signal into a first optical fiber in a connector comprising a first plurality of optical fibers;
- routing the optical signal along the first optical fiber into a second connector comprising a second plurality of optical fibers;
- wherein the second plurality of optical fibers is a different quantity than the first plurality of optical fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.