Patent ID: 7874739
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A board assembly, comprising: a first board; a fiber bundle having a first end and a second end, wherein said fiber bundle comprises a plurality of fibers; each of said plurality of fibers comprises a core having a first end proximate to said first end of said fiber bundle, and a second end proximate to said second end of said fiber bundle; each of said plurality of fibers may transmit light along said core; said second ends of said cores comprise a plurality of diffusion features formed on the second end of each core in a material of said core and arranged in a pattern on the second end of each core to increase a range of angles for light leaving a corresponding fiber; said first end of said fiber bundle is connected to said first board; and said second end of said fiber bundle comprises a first connector; and a second board comprising a second connector, wherein said first connector may be connected to said second connector.