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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2006
Lewis B. Aronson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Greta Light, San Mateo, CA (US);
The-linh Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Darin J. Douma, Monrovia, CA (US);
Lewis B. Aronson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Greta Light, San Mateo, CA (US);
The-Linh Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Darin J. Douma, Monrovia, CA (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An active cable that is configured to communicate over much of its length using one or more optical fibers, and that includes an integrated electrical connector at least one end. The active cable includes an integrated retiming mechanism. Thus, multiple links of cable may be used while reducing the chance that the jitter will exceed allowable limits. The cable may be an electrical to optical cable, and electrical to electrical cable, or one of many other potential configurations.