SUBSTRATE WITH OPTICAL CONNECTOR

• Main Authors: SUZUKI KUNIO, OKADA MASAKAZU, TOMIZAWA HIROSHI, MIZOKAWA SADAO, AONO TERUYUKI, YASUMOTO SEIICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.03.1990
• Subjects: CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; PRINTED CIRCUITS

PURPOSE:To integrate the transmission route for light signals and the input/ output parts to and from an external device into one substrate and to miniaturize an electronic device by optically connecting optical connectors to both ends of coated optical fibers laid in the substrate and fixing the optical connectors to the substrate. CONSTITUTION:Two pieces of the coated optical fibers 20 are enveloped and laid in the substrate 10 and the optical connectors 30 are optically connected to respective both ends of the fibers 20. The connectors 30 are fixed via a mounting plate 40 to the substrate 10 by directing the input/output ends for light signals toward the outside of the substrate. The light inputted from the external device via the connector 30 passes the coated optical fiber 20 and goes to the other optical connector, from which the light is outputted to the other device. The light signal transmission is easily executed between the substrate 10 and the back board of the electronic apparatus as well as between the substrates; in addition, the attachment and detachment are easy and the miniaturization of the device is possible.