Patent ID: 6853768

Claim:
An optical connector system comprised of at least one connector plug and one connector socket for the connection of a participant to an optical bus line, comprising: a connector socket adapted for connection in the bus line and adapted for receiving a connector plug (ST) of a supplemental bus participant, and a connector plug, wherein optical elements (S, L, LWL) are integrated in the connector plug and/or in the connector socket for the redirecting and focusing of light, which optical elements are arranged to (a) decouple light guided in the light guide (LWL) of the bus line and redirect it to an optical receiver of the supplemental bus participant and (b) couple-in light transmitted from the supplemental participant into the bus line, wherein the connector socket contains two lenses and redirection elements, which are arranged in such a manner, that the decoupling of the light onto a receiver element of a supplemental participant, or the coupling-in of the light from a transmitter element of a supplemental participant via the plug, occurs without further optical elements, and wherein upon removal of the plug, a passive bus bridge with integrated optical elements (L, S) for light deflection and focusing is plugged in the connector socket.