Patent ID: 11934022
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A communication device, comprising:
a printed circuit board;
an integrated circuit mounted on the printed circuit board;
an electrode on the printed circuit board;
wiring configured to connect the electrode and the integrated circuit; and
a photoelectric fiber electrically connected to the integrated circuit via the wiring, wherein the photoelectric fiber comprises:
a fiber including a core, the fiber being configured to guide light through the core;
an electrical device continuous with the fiber, the electrical device being configured to house a photoelectric conversion chip including a photoelectric conversion element; and
an external electrode on a front surface the fiber or the electrical device, wherein the photoelectric conversion chip is optically connected to the core and electrically connected to the external electrode, and wherein the external electrode is connected to the integrated circuit via the electrode on the printed circuit board and the wiring.