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US 6,854,901 B1Granted
Optical wiring device
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshihiko Ouchi
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Abstract
An optical wiring device includes an electric connecting portion, an optical transmission unit for transmitting an optical signal, and an optical device for conducting an optoelectric conversion. The optical device is provided between the electric connecting portion and the optical transmission unit. The optical device includes at least one of a surface light emitting device, which is modulated by an electric signal supplied through the electric connecting portion, and a surface light receiving device, which converts an optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission unit to an electric signal.
Claims27
An optical wiring device comprising:
- an electric connecting portion, said electric connecting portion comprising at least one of a recessed coupler or pin for connecting an external electric element with said optical wiring device;
- optical transmission means for transmitting an optical signal;
- and
- an optical conversion device that conducts an optoelectric conversion, said optical conversion device comprising at least a surface optical device and being disposed between said electric connecting portion and said optical transmission means,
- wherein said optical transmission means and said optical conversion device are fixed such that said optical transmission means is optically coupled to said optical conversion device, and
- wherein said electric connecting portion is detachably connected to said optical conversion device.
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An optical wiring device comprising:
- an electric connecting portion, said electric connecting portion comprising at least one of a recessed coupler or pin for connecting an external electric element with said optical wiring device;
- optical transmission means for transmitting an optical signal;
- and
- an optoelectric converting portion, said optoelectric converting portion including a plurality of surface emitting devices and a plurality of surface receiving devices and being disposed between said electric connecting portion and said optical transmission means,
- wherein said optical transmission means and said optoelectric converting portion are fixed such that said optical transmission means is optically coupled to said optoelectric converting portion, and
- wherein said electric connecting portion is detachably connected to said optoelectric converting portion.
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An optical wiring device comprising:
- an electric connecting portion, said electric connecting portion comprising at least one of a recessed coupler or pin for connecting an external electric element with said optical wiring device;
- optical transmission means for transmitting an optical signal;
- and
- an optoelectric converting portion, said optoelectric converting portion including a plurality of surface optical devices arranged in a two-dimensional array and being disposed between said electric connecting portion and the optical transmission means,
- wherein said optical transmission means and said optoelectric converting portion are fixed such that said optical transmission means is optically coupled to said optoelectric converting portion, and
- wherein said electric connecting portion is detachably connected to said optoelectric converting portion.
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An optical wiring device comprising:
- an electric connecting portion, said electric connecting portion comprising at least one of a recessed coupler or pin for connecting an external electric element with said optical wiring device;
- optical transmission means for transmitting an optical signal;
- and
- an optoelectric converting portion, said optoelectric converting portion including at least a surface optical device and through-hole and being disposed between said electric connecting portion and said optical transmission means,
- wherein said optical transmission means and said optoelectric converting portion are fixed such that said optical transmission means is optically coupled to said optoelectric converting portion, and
- wherein said electric connecting portion is detachably connected to said optoelectric converting portion.
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An optical wiring device comprising:
- an electric connecting portion, said electric connecting portion comprising at least one of a recessed coupler or pin for connecting an external electric element with said optical wiring device;
- an optical transmission means for transmitting an optical signal, said optical transmission means including a metal wiring;
- and
- an optical conversion device for conducting an optoelectric conversion, said optical conversion device disposed between said electric connecting portion and said optical transmission means,
- wherein said optical transmission means and said optical conversion device are fixed such that said optical transmission means is optically coupled to said optical device, and
- wherein said electric connecting portion is detachably connected to said optical conversion device.
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An optical wiring device comprising:
- an electric connector;
- optical transmission means for transmitting an optical signal;
- and
- an optical conversion device that conducts an optoelectric conversion, said optical conversion device having at least an optical device, and said optical conversion device being disposed between said electric connector and said optical transmission means;
- wherein said optical transmission means and said optical conversion device are fixed such that said optical transmission means is undisconnectedly coupled to said optical conversion device, and said electric connector has a first connector including at least one of a recessed coupler or pin and said optical conversion device has a second connector, wherein said first connector and second connector are able to be connected and disconnected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.