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

Claim 0:
1. A photoelectric fiber, comprising: 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, wherein the photoelectric conversion chip includes: an electrode pad on a first surface of the photoelectric conversion chip, the electrode pad being configured to electrically connect to the external electrode; and an optical input/output on the first surface or a second surface parallel with the first surface, the optical input/output being configured to optically connect to the core.