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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Charles Dudley Copper, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Sean Patrick McCarthy, Palmyra, PA (US);
Terry Patrick Bowen, Dillsburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A contactless connector module includes first and second fiber optic connector assemblies. The first fiber optic connector assembly includes a first fiber optic cable and a first connector provided at an end of the first fiber optic cable. The first connector includes a first converter converting between optical and electrical signals and a first communication chip electrically connected to the first converter. The first communication chip is configured to transmit wireless RF signals. The second fiber optic connector assembly includes a second fiber optic cable and a second connector provided at an end of the second fiber optic cable. The second connector includes a second converter converting between optical and electrical signals and a second communication chip electrically connected to the second converter. The second communication chip is configured to receive the wireless RF signals from the first communication chip.