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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael A. Haase, St. Paul, MN (US);
Bing Hao, Woodbury, MN (US);
Changbao Ma, Austin, TX (US);
Terry L. Smith, Roseville, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A light coupling element including a groove and a light redirecting member is described. The groove is for receiving and aligning an optical waveguide and incudes an open front end and a back end. The light redirecting member includes an input side for receiving light from an optical waveguide received and supported in the groove and a light redirecting side for changing a direction of light received from the input side. The groove may include a bottom surface extending between the front and back ends of the groove and including a raised bottom surface portion raised upwardly relative to an unraised bottom surface portion. The unraised bottom surface portion of the bottom surface may be disposed between the raised bottom surface portion of the bottom surface and the input side of the light redirecting member. Optical coupling assemblies including the light coupling element and an optical waveguide are described.