An active optical cable connector with a switchable interface, a method for using the same, and a method for manufacturing an optical cable

Abstract

The invention discloses an active optical cable connector with a switchable interface, and an application method of the active optical cable connector. The active optical cable connector can realize the facts that USB signals or HDMI signals are converted into optical signals, and single transmission is performed through an optical fiber; a first photoelectric conversion module (18) is fixedly arranged at one end of an optical cable body (1); the first photoelectric conversion module (18) is connected with a USB interface module (12) or an HDMI interface module (13) in a pluggable way through a first connector (14) and a second connector (15) which are matched with each other, so as to form a switchable optical cable end interface (16). The active optical cable connector abandons the traditional cable signal transmission mode, and has higher transmission quality and transmission speed. The invention further provides a manufacture method of an optical cable, and ensures that the optical cable adopted by the active optical cable connector has a higher bending characteristic and practicability, and is convenient to use, store and curl.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of optical fiber technology, in particular to an active optical cable connector with a switchable interface, a method for using the same, and a method for manufacturing an optical cable. Background technique [0002] In the era of big data, there are more and more high-density and high-bandwidth applications. At this time, passive optical cables or copper-based cable systems are stretched. In order to ensure the stability of transmission and flexible applicability, users urgently need a new type of product as the main transmission medium for high-performance computing and data centers. In this case, active optical cable products emerge as the times require. [0003] Active optical cable refers to a communication cable that needs to use external energy to convert electrical signals into optical signals or convert optical signals into electrical signals during the communication process. The optical transceivers at both ...

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[0005] However, the current existing active optical cables have the following deficiencies: ①Because the currently commonly used data interfaces include USB interface and HDMI interface, most active optical cables are currently only designed for USB interfaces, and their two ends are fixed interfaces, When changing data interfaces of different specifications, users need to use different active optical cables, such as 4-PIN USB interface, 5-PIN USB interface, 8-PIN USB interface, 10-PIN USB interface, 8-PIN-2* 4. The conversion problem between various USB interfaces such as USB interface and Micro USB interface, and even the conversion problem between USB interface and HDMI interface

②Because of the environment in which the active optical cable is used, the bending resistance of the optical cable is highly required. When using the active optical cable, the user will often curl and bend the active optical cable. Prone to large optical signal loss, fiber damage and other problems

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