Optical bus

Abstract

An optical bus. Optical sub-assemblies are used to connect lengths of optical fiber to form a single optical fiber that is a bus. A master transceiver may be connected to one end of the fiber and nodes can be connected to the optical sub-assemblies. Each optical sub-assembly includes a center fiber with a mirror that enables each connector to reflect optical signals out of the fiber and that enables a node to launch optical signals on the optical bus. The optical bus can also be connected with a second transceiver that may be used to deliver optical power to the attached nodes. Some nodes include two optical subassemblies to enable bidirectional communication on the optical bus.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the fields of optical communication and optical links. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to an optical bus and an optical sub assembly for use in the optical bus. Background technique [0002] When people think of computers, traditional desktop systems and laptops usually come to mind. Computers are generally used in schools or to solve related problems. But in the longer term, people use many different types of computers, directly or indirectly, every day. Typically, these computers are part of a system that monitors or controls peripheral components. [0003] For example, many systems in operation today are computer controlled. Usually, these computer systems are connected with external components for different purposes like data acquisition or data export. For example, a computer can be connected to multiple sensors. The data provided by these sensors can be collected and evaluated by a compute...

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Problems solved by technology

In practice, implementing a traditional optical bus may require the control module or computer to have separate transceivers for each peripheral

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