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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Junichi Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Ibaraki, JP;
Osamu Ibaragi, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Ibaraki, JP;
Osamu Ibaragi, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Induestries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical backplane includes an optical connector which receives juxtaposed optical signals transmitted in nonparallel to the main surface of a circuit substrate from the circuit substrate or transmits juxtaposed optical signals in nonparallel to the main surface of the circuit substrate to the circuit substrate. The optical connector disposes and accommodates edge portions of a plurality of optical fibers and the disposing direction of the optical fibers in the optical connector is in nonparallel to the main surface of the circuit substrate.