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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2020
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Eric Ignatius, Frankfurt, DE;
Michael Wimmer, Berlin, DE;
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Optical connection systems, optical cable assemblies, and optical receptacle assemblies for optically coupling multiple optical fibers are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical receptacle assembly includes a receptacle housing, wherein the receptacle housing defines a receptacle passage, and an adapter sleeve disposed within the receptacle passage of the receptacle housing. The adapter sleeve includes a sleeve passage and a sleeve inner threaded surface. The optical receptacle assembly further includes an adapter housing disposed within the receptacle passage having a first connector opening and a second connector opening, a first receptacle optical connector and a second receptacle optical connector. The first receptacle optical connector is disposed within the first connector opening of the adapter housing and the second receptacle optical connector is disposed within the second connector opening of the adapter housing.