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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector includes a core block, a flexible wiring board, an optical device array, a drive circuit, and a housing. The core block has a plurality of faces. The flexible wiring board has an external connection terminal, a first area arranged on a first face of the core block, and a second area arranged on a second face of the core block. The optical device array is mounted on the first area of the flexible wiring board and includes at least one group of a plurality of optical devices for transmission and a plurality of optical devices for reception arranged. The drive circuit is mounted on the second area of the flexible wiring board and drives the optical device array. The housing stores the core block, the optical device array, and the drive circuit such that the external connection terminal of the flexible wiring board is arranged outside the housing.