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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Micah Colen Isenhour, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Dennis Michael Knecht, Hickory, NC (US);
James Phillip Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Micah Colen Isenhour, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Dennis Michael Knecht, Hickory, NC (US);
James Phillip Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Optical connectors, optical coupling systems, and methods of optical coupling are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical connector includes a plug housing, at least one optical fiber, an internal coupling surface, and a translating element. The translating element has a first coupling surface, a second coupling surface, and at least one optical component within the translating element. The translating element is biased such that when the optical connector is in a disengaged state, the translating element is positioned toward an optical connector opening and the second coupling surface of the translating element is displaced from the internal coupling surface. When the optical connector is in an engaged state, the translating element is positioned such that the second coupling surface of the translating element is positioned at the internal coupling surface and the optical fiber is optically coupled to the optical component.