OPTICAL NETWORKS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

摘要

A digital optical interface device or network 1600 for communication between digital consumer electronic devices 1620, 1640 are disclosed. A digital optical network 1600 can include an input interface 1604 configured to electrically couple to a DVI or HDMI receptacle of a source device 1640. The input interface 1604 includes an optical transmitter 1607 for converting a TMDS signal into an optical signal. An input optical fiber 1602 optically coupled to the optical transmitter 1607 receives the optical signal. A coupler 1633 is coupled to the input optical fiber 1602 and couples the optical signal with at least one of multiple output optical fibers 1601 coupled to the coupler 1633. Output interfaces 1605 each include an optical receiver 1608 for converting the optical signal back into the electrical TMDS signal. The output interfaces 1605 are configured to electrically couple the TMDS signals with respective DVI or HDMI receptacles of DVI or HDMI sink devices 1620.