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AssigneeElbex Video Ltd.
InventorDavid Elberbaum
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Method and apparatus for coupling electrical and communication circuits, included in a packaged semiconductor comprising photo receivers, photo transmitters and photovoltaic cells, through lightguide and optical fiber cables. The packaged semiconductor combinations comprise one, two or plurality of photo elements for a single or plurality one way optical signal, receive or transmit, and a single or plurality of two way optical signal communications via direct optical links and via optical prisms, filters, half mirrors and lenses. The packaged semiconductor includes at least one optical access to a single or plurality of lightguides or optical fiber with single core and for multicore lightguides. A built-in or attachable holders are used for attaching the different lightguide cables to the one or plurality of optical accesses with the attached cable end is terminated by cutting, trimming and shaping. The packaged circuit comprising electrical switches, current sensors, basic elements such as diodes, transistors and FETs, switches and power switches and different basic electrical circuit and communication, distribution circuits including CPU, DSP and complex semiconductor circuits, as used for communicating within limited short distances through optical network of lightguides and fiber optical cables. A packaged semiconductor of an SPDT power switch circuit is integrated with an SPDT manually activated switch, for providing dual switching for lights and other electrical appliances, via manual action and remotely via the lightguide or the optical fiber.
A method for coupling an optical signal via at least one optical cable selected from a group comprising lightguide, optical fiber and a combination thereof to a semiconductor circuit contained in a packaged plastic enclosure of an integrated lightguide coupler for monitoring and communicating data pertaining to a current drawn through one of an AC power line and an AC power outlet including one of reporting and controlling the consumed power by an electrical appliance;
An integrated lightguide coupler comprising a semiconductor circuit being selected from a group comprising a current sensor, a current data processor and a combination thereof integrated with at least one photo element selected from a group comprising a photo diode, a photovoltaic cell, a photo diac, a photo thyristor, a photo triac, a photo transistor, a photo MOSFET, an LED, a laser and combinations thereof and at least one optical access made of a plastic molded structure for directly linking said optical element with a terminated end of an optical cable are all contained in a packaged plastic enclosure of said integrated lightguide coupler;
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