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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Shree Rathinasamy, Round Rock, TX (US);
Elizabeth Raymond, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan F. Lewis, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A receptacle connector may include a receptacle for receiving a corresponding edge connector of a device, a plurality of electrically-conductive pins configured to electrically couple to associated pins of the corresponding edge connector when the receptacle connector is populated with the device, an optical transmitter at a first end of the receptacle, and an optical receiver at a second end of the receptacle opposite the first end and arranged relative to the optical transmitter such that in an absence of misshape of the receptacle connector, the optical receiver receives at least a significant portion of electromagnetic energy generated by the optical transmitter.