Massive parallel optical interconnect system
US6045270A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3893
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A massive parallel (MP) connector is provided which includes a fiber optic connector having a polymer ferrule having multiple fibers mounted in V-grooves of the ferrule and beveled edges of the ferrule providing for alignment of the ferrule when the MP fiber optic connector is mated to a receptacle having an alignment assembly and an alignment member mounted within the alignment assembly to provide for precision alignment. A receptacle assembly is provided having a first receptacle half for receiving a fiber optic connector having a first form factor and a second receptacle half for receiving a fiber optic connector having a second form factor. A fiber optical ferrule is also provided having a pair of mutually opposing ferrule halves that join to define a fiber optical support region that receives optical fibers, where at least one of the ferrule halves includes a vertically aligned wall that protrudes towards the opposing ferrule half, and the ferrule half contains a beveled edge for aligning the fiber optical ferrule within a receptacle for optical connection with another connector.
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