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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Stephen T. Nelson, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kishore Kamath, San Jose, CA (US);
Atikem Haile-mariam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen T. Nelson, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kishore Kamath, San Jose, CA (US);
Atikem Haile-Mariam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Media converters for use in optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversion. A media converter includes an outer housing, an electrical plug disposed on one end of the outer housing, an optical cable disposed on an opposite end of the outer housing, and circuitry that connects to both the electrical plug and the optical cable. In this example, the circuitry receives electrical signals from the electrical plug and outputs corresponding optical signals to the optical cable. In addition, the circuitry also receives optical signals from the optical cable and outputs corresponding electrical signals to the electrical plug.