Light bending optical block for fiber optic modules
US6632030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4284
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system to couple photons between optoelectronic devices and small form factor fiber connectors. An optical block includes refraction surfaces to narrow the distance between two or more light transmission paths through the optical block thereby enabling a module to be coupled to closely spaced fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, light from a first light path through the optical block is refracted in the direction of a second light path through the optical block. Prior to intersecting the second light path, the light from the first light path is refracted again to provide the first light path closer to, but independent of, the second light path.
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