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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Richard J. Pimpinella, Frankfort, IL (US);
Frank J. Graczyk, New Lenox, IL (US);
Surendra Chitti Babu, Naperville, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
An expanded beam connector has a MOST ferrule; a fiber to be retained within the MOST ferrule; and, a collimating lens abutting the fiber for expanding the optical beam of the fiber wherein the lens and fiber are in alignment to a common optic axis. In one embodiment, the collimating lens can have a conical cutout configured to aid in aligning the fiber to the common optic axis. In another embodiment, the collimating lens can have a semi-cylindrical tab protruding from the rear with a V-groove configured to interact with a flexible feature on the interior of the ferrule to align the fiber to the common optic axis.