Connector for an optical cable
CA 2023141 A1 · Owner: Brandle, Hubert · Inventors: Schultheis, Lothar; Ruegg, Walter; Brandle, Hubert
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A connector (2) for an optical cable (1) having at least one glass fiber (4.1, 4.2) is characterized in that the plug contact is electrical and the signal transmission is optical. For this purpose an, electrical plug contact (5.1, 5.2) is provided for the at least one glass fiber (4.1, 4.2), as well as first means for converting an electrical signal into an optical signal and/or second means for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal. The at least one glass fiber (4.1, 4.2) of the optical cable (1) is connected directly to the first and second means respectively. The first and second means respectively, are e.g. embodied by light-emitting diodes and photodiodes, …
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- Filed August 13, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 13, 2010.
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