Cable for radio frequency communication

摘要

A fiber-optic based communication system for facilitating communication between a client device, such as a hand-held computing device, and a host device, such as a desktop computer, a lap-top computer, a tablet device or any other computing device. The communication system includes a cable comprising electronic devices positioned at terminal ends of an optical fiber that provides for communication between the client device and the host device, and the communication occurs via electromagnetic coupling in the near field at at least one end of the cable.

主权项

1. A communication link for communicating between a host device and a client device remote from the host device, the communication link comprising:
at least one optical fiber comprising a first terminal end and a second terminal end; a head end unit optically coupled to the at least one optical fiber at the first terminal end, the head end unit comprising a first electro-optic converter configured to convert a received optical signal into an electrical signal or vice versa; and a remote antenna assembly comprising a second electro-optic converter that converts a received optical signal into an electrical signal or vice versa, wherein the remote antenna assembly further comprises an electromagnetic coupler configured to couple electromagnetic energy to the client device in the near field, the electromagnetic coupler comprising:
a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;a conductive ground plane disposed on the first surface of the substrate, the conductive ground plane defining an aperture extending therethrough; anda conductive strip disposed on the second surface of the substrate.