Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Patent
1997-03-17
1999-08-17
Bovernick, Rodney
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
385 89, 385 94, 385 92, G02B 638
Patent
active
059405627
ABSTRACT:
A stubless optoelectronic device receptacle for connecting multifiber optical ribbon cables to optoelectronic semiconductor components is provided. The optoelectronic device receptacle consists of a receptacle alignment block portion contained in the receptacle body. The alignment block has a connector coupling surface for engaging the fiber optic ribbon connector. An optoelectronic semiconductor component is fixedly mounted to the connector coupling surface of the alignment block and a flexible circuit is then mounted to the electronic semiconductor component to provide power to the component. In the preferred embodiment, the alignment block contains mechanical features which perform precision alignment of the block to a connector attached to the fiber ribbon cable.
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Carpenter Barry S.
Henson Gordon D.
Reylek Robert S.
Bovernick Rodney
Gwin, Jr. H. Sanders
Ho Nestor F.
Kang Ellen E.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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