Patent ID: 6317242
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H04B,H05K

Abstract:
An optical bus system, comprising:an optical bus having a plurality of signal light input/output portions disposed along two opposed edges of said optical bus to input and output signal light, wherein the signal light input from said signal light input/output portions disposed at one of said edges thereof is transmitted toward the other edge thereof and is output from said signal light input/output portions disposed at the other edge thereof; anda plurality of light emitting/receiving circuits provided corresponding to said plurality of signal light input/output portions, wherein each of the light emitting/receiving circuit has a signal light emitting unit which generates the signal light entered into said optical bus through the corresponding signal light input/output portion and a signal light receiving unit which receives the signal light output from the corresponding signal light input/output portion to obtain a signal corresponding to the input signal,wherein at least one of said light receiving/emitting circuits disposed at each of said two edges of said optical bus includes a repeater which send out the same signal light received by the corresponding signal light receiving unit to the optical bus through the corresponding signal light input/output portion.