Usb 3 1 technology allows for high data rates but it is quite limited in its effective cable length.
Active optical cable usb.
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Active optical cable aoc is a cabling technology that accepts same electrical inputs as a traditional copper cable but uses optical fiber between the connectors.
Without an electronic circuit a cable is considered a passive cable.
I expected an optical cable solution to be more expensive than the active cable solutions but to my surprise this cable was half as much as some of those cables at this length.
Aoc uses electrical to optical conversion on the cable ends to improve speed and distance performance of the cable without sacrificing compatibility with standard electrical.
Active optical cable using usb type c connector.
In addition the connector is advantageous in that it can be plugged in a reversible manner and substitutes as various existing interfaces.
It is conveniently port powered and does not utilize any repeater hubs making it easier to install through conduits.
The cable is rated superspeed and carries up to 5gbps.
Passive cables are liable to degrade the data they carry due to channel impairments including attenuation crosstalk and group velocity distortion.
The usb 3 0 active optical cable aoc is designed to be compliant with superspeed usb electrical specifications offering seamless interoperability between existing usb 3 0 hosts hubs and devices ensuring a trouble free plug and play experience.
Everpro s usb 3 0 aoc uses optical fiber to replace copper wire as the high speed signal transmission medium supporting 5gbps up to 100m.
The optical to electrical conversion engine ensures transmission of high bandwidth at low power consumption.
The usb type c connector is smaller than conventional consumer electronics interfaces.
With a cable diameter in the range of 3mm it is thinner and lighter than copper cable easing installation and handling.
This cable works flawlessly.
Figure 1 gives examples of interfaces that usb type c can substitute for.
Intercon s new hybrid active optical hao assembly breaks through the cable length barrier and provides a rugged high flex solution for those applications where a high flex long distance solution is needed.
After much research and failed efforts using active usb cables to attempt the run i found this product.
This shielded active optical fiber cable supports the full bandwidth of usb 3 0 and can be used to extend all usb 3 0 products.
