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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Barnim Alexander Janta-Polczynski, Shefford, CA;
Elaine Cyr, Granby, CA;
Richard D. Langlois, Granby, CA;
Paul Francis Fortier, Richelieu, CA;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/3829 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structural feature of an optical connector assembly in which an optical chip is connectable with a fixed ferrule via a waveguide and is joined onto a section of a substrate. The structural feature includes a structural section disposed on one of the optical chip and the substrate and a ferrule support section that extends from the structural section and comprises a surface for adhesion to the fixed ferrule.