Patent 11038594 was granted and assigned to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION on June, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A high-bandwidth underwater electrical connector is provided that includes first and second connectors each having free space optical transceivers. The electrical connector further includes self-passivating transition metal contacts that form a non-conductive outer layer when immersed in a fluid. The first and second free space optical transceivers transmit and receive data at high data speeds.