Apparatus, method, and system for improving bandwidth of a plug and a corresponding receptacle
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJamyuen Ko, Hengju Cheng
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Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus for improving bandwidth of a transceiver system e.g., a Universal Serial Bus (USB) micro-B connector. The apparatus comprises a first pair of lens units, each lens unit of the pair positioned on either side of an input-output (I/O) bus interface, the pair of lens units to send and receive optical signals respectively; a first housing to shield the first pair of lens units and for physically coupling the I/O bus interface and the first pair of lens units to a receptacle; and a key to grasp the first housing and to lock the first housing with the receptacle.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of lens units, each lens unit of the pair positioned on either side of an input-output (I/O) bus interface, the pair of lens units to send and receive optical signals respectively;
- a first housing to shield the first pair of lens units and for physically coupling the I/O bus interface and the first pair of lens units to a receptacle;
- and
- a key to grasp the first housing and to lock the first housing with the receptacle, wherein each lens unit of the first pair of lens units comprises:
- a lens;
- a spring to maintain a position of the lens relative to an optical axis of the lens;
- a first taper housing to house the lens and for locking the lens with a corresponding lens of the receptacle;
- and
- a hole to couple the lens with an optical waveguide interface.
A system comprising:
- a receptacle;
- and
- a plug to couple to the receptacle, the plug comprising:
- a first pair of lens units, each lens unit of the pair positioned on either side of an input-output (I/O) bus interface, the pair of lens units to send and receive optical signals respectively;
- a first housing to shield the first pair of lens units and for physically coupling the I/O bus interface and the first pair of lens units to the receptacle;
- and
- a key to grasp the first housing and to lock the first housing with the receptacle,
- wherein each lens unit of the first pair of lens units comprises:
- a lens;
- a spring to maintain a position of the lens relative to an optical axis of the lens;
- a first taper housing to house the lens and for locking the lens with a corresponding lens of the receptacle;
- and
- a hole to couple the lens with an optical waveguide interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.