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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Shmuel Levy, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Shai Rephaeli, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Nimer Khazen, Ba'ne Village, IL;
Yonatan Malkiman, Kfar Yehezkel, IL;
Shmuel Levy, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Shai Rephaeli, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Nimer Khazen, Ba'ne Village, IL;
Yonatan Malkiman, Kfar Yehezkel, IL;
Mellanox Technologies Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
An apparatus includes an optical Input/Output (I/O) connector, which has a central axis that is mounted in a plane and which is configured to connect to external optical fibers for transferring input optical signals to the apparatus and output optical signals from the apparatus. A first optical ferrule is mounted perpendicularly to the optical I/O connector in the plane, and is configured to transfer the input optical signals from the optical I/O connector to respective optical detectors. A second optical ferrule is mounted perpendicularly to the optical I/O connector in the plane, and is configured to transfer the output optical signals from respective optical emitters to the optical connector. A light rotation module is configured to bend and transfer the input and output optical signals between the optical I/O connector and the perpendicularly-mounted first and second optical ferrules.