US Patent 7438483 Bus system with optical fibers and electronic device having same

An exemplary bus system (50) is used to transmit data between electrical components (61, 62, 63) in an electronic device. The bus system includes a plurality of optical fibers (51), a plurality of emitters (52) and a plurality of sensors (53). The optical fibers are used to connect the electrical components to one another. A respective one of the emitters and a respective one of the sensors are disposed at each end of each of the optical fibers. Each end of each of the optical fibers with the emitter and the sensor is configured to be connected to an electrical component. An electronic device employing the bus system is also provided.