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Optical connector

US11002924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2018
Grant dateMay 11, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/428
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to an optical connector comprising a wave-guiding element and a lens device configured to transmit radiation between the wave-guiding element and at least one optical port of the connector, wherein the lens device comprises a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface, wherein the first outer surface is connected to the wave-guiding element and forms at least one lens, and wherein a section of the second outer surface opposite said at least one lens forms said at least one optical port of the connector.

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