Patent ID: 8913857
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical backplane assembly comprising: a backplane; a first switch card mounted on the backplane and comprising a plurality of first optical connecting areas arranged in a first column along a first direction; at least a second switch card mounted on the backplane and disposed on one side of the first switch card, the second switch comprising a plurality of second optical connecting areas arranged in a second column along the first direction; a plurality of first line cards mounted on the backplane and disposed on the other side of the first switch card, each of the first line cards comprising a third optical connecting area and a fourth optical connecting area, all of the third optical connecting areas of the first line cards arranged in a first row along a second direction, all of the fourth optical connecting areas of the first line cards arranged in a second row along a third direction; and a first optical assembly mounted on the backplane, the first optical assembly comprising a plurality of first optical channels and a plurality of second optical channels overlapped with the first optical channels, the first optical channels optically interconnecting the first optical connecting areas with the third optical connecting areas, respectively, the second optical channels optically interconnecting the second optical connecting areas with the fourth optical connecting areas, respectively.