Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
Patent
1998-03-19
2000-04-04
Ngo, Hung N.
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
385 65, G02B 638
Patent
active
060452706
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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Schofield Philip W.
Vladic Daniel P.
Weiss Roger E.
Kovach Karl D.
Methode Electronics Inc.
Newman David L.
Ngo Hung N.
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