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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
DaimlerChrysler AG, , DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns an opto-electronic connector system with a plug and a receptacle The plug includes a tube shaped housing with an area for introduction or output of an optical signal as well as at least one opto-electronic and/or electro-optical transformer and a therewith associated optical element for beam guidance. Beyond this, electrical contacts for input or output of an electrical signal are provided, which are connected with the one or more transformers ( ) via amplifier stage . The tube shaped housing is preferably in the form a cylinder or truncated cone, which engages in a corresponding recess in the receptacle when in the connected condition. The receptacle is adapted for integration on a circuit board. The opto-electronic connector system has been found to be particularly small in its external dimensions.