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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2021
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Anderson Thi Mach, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alexander Altshuler, Cambridge, MA (US);
Xuri Yan, Newton, MA (US);
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical connection includes a plurality of ferrules, an optical contact to allow transfer of light, a mechanical contact to allow torque transfer from the optical connection, and a rotational self-alignment structure to allow optical fibers of different optical connectors to self-rotate into rotational self-alignment upon action of connecting, wherein the ferrules are aligned and engage the torque transfer. The rotational self-alignment structure can be a tooth configuration, a helical thread configuration, a ferrule guide configuration, a spring sleeve configuration, derivatives thereof and combinations therefrom.