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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tymon Barwicz, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Hidetoshi Numata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/30 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3849 (2013.01); G02B 6/1221 (2013.01); G02B 6/30 (2013.01); G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3863 (2013.01); G02B 6/3882 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01);
Abstract
Waveguide connector assembly device and methods of forming waveguide connectors include a cap having an inner portion to protect a connection end face of a polymer waveguide, wherein the cap includes one or more insertion structures to position the polymer waveguide in relation to one or more components of an assembled connector, and an inner wall to seal around the assembled connector to prevent contaminants from entering the inner portion.