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GB2334395B - Optical link between electrical circuit boards - Google Patents

Optical link between electrical circuit boards

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Publication number
GB2334395B
GB2334395B GB9807109A GB9807109A GB2334395B GB 2334395 B GB2334395 B GB 2334395B GB 9807109 A GB9807109 A GB 9807109A GB 9807109 A GB9807109 A GB 9807109A GB 2334395 B GB2334395 B GB 2334395B
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Prior art keywords
circuit boards
electrical circuit
optical link
link
optical
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9807109A
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GB2334395A (en
GB9807109D0 (en
Inventor
Ian Edward Day
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Lumentum Technology UK Ltd
Original Assignee
Bookham Technology PLC
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Priority to GB9807109A priority Critical patent/GB2334395B/en
Publication of GB9807109D0 publication Critical patent/GB9807109D0/en
Priority to US09/281,972 priority patent/US6393184B1/en
Publication of GB2334395A publication Critical patent/GB2334395A/en
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/80—Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups H04B10/03 - H04B10/70, e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
    • H04B10/801—Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups H04B10/03 - H04B10/70, e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water using optical interconnects, e.g. light coupled isolators, circuit board interconnections
    • H04B10/803—Free space interconnects, e.g. between circuit boards or chips

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB9807109A 1998-02-06 1998-04-02 Optical link between electrical circuit boards Expired - Fee Related GB2334395B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9807109A GB2334395B (en) 1998-04-02 1998-04-02 Optical link between electrical circuit boards
US09/281,972 US6393184B1 (en) 1998-02-06 1999-03-31 Optical link between electrical circuit boards

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9807109A GB2334395B (en) 1998-04-02 1998-04-02 Optical link between electrical circuit boards

Publications (3)

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GB9807109D0 GB9807109D0 (en) 1998-06-03
GB2334395A GB2334395A (en) 1999-08-18
GB2334395B true GB2334395B (en) 2000-02-02

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Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2377104A (en) * 2001-06-29 2002-12-31 Bookham Technology Plc Integrated optical emitters and multiplexer on the same substrate

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2245080A (en) * 1990-06-16 1991-12-18 Gec Ferranti Defence Syst Intergrated optical circuit.
EP0501751A1 (en) * 1991-02-25 1992-09-02 Nec Corporation Method of producing optical integrated circuit
EP0593287A1 (en) * 1992-10-13 1994-04-20 Gec-Marconi Limited Electrooptical connector in an optical bus system
US5355237A (en) * 1993-03-17 1994-10-11 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Wavelength-division multiplexed optical integrated circuit with vertical diffraction grating
US5612968A (en) * 1995-04-20 1997-03-18 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Redundant multi-wavelength laser arrays
GB2315595A (en) * 1997-02-07 1998-02-04 Bookham Technology Ltd Device for re-directing light from an optical waveguide

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2245080A (en) * 1990-06-16 1991-12-18 Gec Ferranti Defence Syst Intergrated optical circuit.
EP0501751A1 (en) * 1991-02-25 1992-09-02 Nec Corporation Method of producing optical integrated circuit
EP0593287A1 (en) * 1992-10-13 1994-04-20 Gec-Marconi Limited Electrooptical connector in an optical bus system
US5355237A (en) * 1993-03-17 1994-10-11 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Wavelength-division multiplexed optical integrated circuit with vertical diffraction grating
US5612968A (en) * 1995-04-20 1997-03-18 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Redundant multi-wavelength laser arrays
GB2315595A (en) * 1997-02-07 1998-02-04 Bookham Technology Ltd Device for re-directing light from an optical waveguide

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GB2334395A (en) 1999-08-18
GB9807109D0 (en) 1998-06-03

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20030402