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Optical connections having integral alignment structure

US10025042B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Micah Colen Isenhour · Lincolnton, US
James Phillip Luther · Hickory, US
Andreas Matiss · Berlin, DE
Percil Watkins · Conover, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4204
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed are optical plugs and optical connectors having one or more integral alignment features used for making optical connections. In one embodiment, an optical connector comprising an optical body and at least one magnetic attachment. The optical body comprises a front side with a first surface, an optical section comprising at least one optical channel, and a datum section disposed on a second surface of the front side and comprising one or more integral alignment features. The optical body also comprises a circuit mounting portion disposed at a rear side of the optical body. The datum section may be arranged on opposite sides of the optical section. Further, the one or more integral alignment feature may be arranged at a top and a bottom of the datum section for alignment in a first direction. The first surface may also be recessed from the second surface.

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