Optical interface network card and optical transmission apparatus
AssigneeAIP Inc.
InventorChia LEE
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Abstract
An optical interface network card, adapted for use with an optical cable unit, includes a load board, a network chip disposed on the load board, 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 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 of the photonic integrated circuit.
Claims19
An optical interface network card, adapted for use with an optical cable unit, and comprising:
- a load board;
- a network chip disposed on the load board;
- 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 comprising a signal transmitting portion;
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- an optical coupling assembly installed on the load board and connected between the optical adapter and the signal transmitting portion of the photonic integrated circuit.
An optical transmission apparatus, comprising:
- an optical interface network card, comprising:
- a load board;
- a network chip disposed on the load board;
- an optical adapter installed on the load board;
- a photonic integrated circuit disposed on the load board and comprising a signal transmitting portion;
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- an optical coupling assembly installed on the load board and connected between the optical adapter and the signal transmitting portion;
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- an optical cable unit detachably plugged to the optical adapter and optically connected with the photonic integrated circuit through the optical coupling assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.