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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Michael A. Haase, St. Paul, MN (US);
Terry L. Smith, Roseville, MN (US);
Barry J. Koch, Florence, TX (US);
Ding Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander R. Mathews, Austin, TX (US);
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael A. Haase, St. Paul, MN (US);
Terry L. Smith, Roseville, MN (US);
Barry J. Koch, Florence, TX (US);
Ding Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander R. Mathews, Austin, TX (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Optical connectors are provided for connecting sets of optical waveguides, such as optical fiber ribbons to each other, to printed circuit boards, or to backplanes. The provided connectors utilize expanded beam optics with non-contact optical mating resulting in relaxed mechanical precision requirements. The provided connectors can have low optical loss, are easily scalable to high channel count (optical fibers per connector) and can be compatible with low insertion force blind mating.