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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Jamyuen Ko, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hengju Cheng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tom Mader, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jamyuen Ko, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hengju Cheng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tom Mader, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to an optical USB (OUSB) to enhance the data rate of USB by adding super-high data rate (e.g. 10 Gbps) optical communication on top of its current specification so that backward compatibility is achievable. Mechanical tolerances may be achieved by using embedded lenses to expand a beam emerging from the connector prior to entering its mating connector and using an identical lens in the mating connector to collimate the beam back onto a fiber.