Optical connector assembly connectorized for non-permanent attachment to an optoelectronic substrate assembly

US11249265B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• US Conec Ltd. · US

Inventors

• Paul Kessler Rosenberg · Sunnyvale, US
• George Panotopoulos · Palo Alto, US
• Kent Devenport · Fort Collins, US
• Darrell R. Childers · Hickory, US
• Cecil D. Hastings, Jr. · Palo Alto, US
• Daniel D. Kurtz · Huntersville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 15, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/423
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An optical connector assembly (OCA) includes a connector housing to maintain alignment between optical components housed within the OCA and photoelectric converters on an optoelectronic substrate (OES) assembly. The optical components include a ferrule and an optical cable. The ferrule is optically coupled to the optical cable. The OCA includes a ferrule holder to hold the ferrule within the OCA, and a spring located between the connector housing and the ferrule holder. The spring is to apply a separating force between the ferrule holder and the connector housing. The OCA includes a gasket coupled to the connector housing. The coupling of the connector housing to a socket compresses the gasket to provide a seal between the connector housing and the socket.