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Optical interconnect

  • US 6,055,099 A
  • Filed: 04/13/1998
  • Issued: 04/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An optical inconnect comprising:

  • a) an array of optical sources, andb) an image relay system comprising;

    i) a plurality of transparent rods which are coaxially aligned and which are spaced apart in the axial direction;

    ii) pairs of end surfaces formed on the said transparent rods, each of the said end surfaces configured as a converging lens and the said pair of end surfaces on either end of a single respective rod enclosing a respective one of a plurality of repeated images of the array of optical sources; and

    iii) a plurality of optical access ports located at different points along the optical interconnect;

    in which the transparent rods are formed from glass having a refractive index greater than 1.7.

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