Patent ID: 7450796
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: G02B,G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for optically coupling a front panel assembly to a carrier card operatively coupled to a computer system bus, the apparatus comprising: a first radiation channel for optically coupling on a first end to a radiation generation device and configured to direct the radiation generated by the radiation generation device to a second end of the first radiation channel; a second radiation channel for optically coupling on a first end to a radiation detection device and configured to direct radiation from a second end of the second radiation channel to the radiation detection device; and an optical switch controllable from the front panel and being configured to selectively interrupt the transmission of radiation from the second end of the first radiation channel to the second end of the second radiation channel; wherein the apparatus is configured to releasably engage one or more of a plurality of electrical contacts within the carrier card.