Optical backplane cartridge
AssigneeSycamore Networks, Inc.
InventorsDavid Lathrop Spence, Christopher Patrick Carey
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Abstract
An apparatus for supporting and protecting the optical backplane that permits adequate cooling of electronic components near the optical backplane and maintains optical connectors of the optical backplane in a predetermined and substantially static arrangement is provided. A cartridge for supporting and arranging an optical backplane includes a base. An upper portion couples with the base. The upper portion has one or more optical connector slots for supporting one or more optical connectors of the optical backplane. The optical backplane mounts within the upper portion such that the upper portion together with the base bends the optical backplane to a curvature having a radius of curvature within a predetermined acceptable range.
Claims17
A cartridge for supporting an optical backplane, comprising:
- a base;
- an upper portion coupled with the base, wherein walls of the upper portion approximate a predetermined radius of curvature;
- and
- optical connector slots for supporting one or more optical connectors of the optical backplane disposed within the cartridge.
An optical component, comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one plane disposed within the housing;
- a cartridge disposed within the housing proximal to the at least one plane, said cartridge comprises a base, an upper portion, wherein the walls of the upper portion together with the base portion, approximate a predetermined radius of curvature, and optical connector slots for supporting one or more optical connectors;
- and an optical backplane disposed within the cartridge such that one or more optical connectors coupled with the optical backplane are supported by the cartridge and one or more connectors further couple with the at least one plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.