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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Te Connectivity Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Eric David Briant, Dillsburg, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
An optical receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing defining a contact cavity, an optical cavity, and a card slot at a front of the receptacle housing configured to receive an edge of an optical module circuit board. A contact assembly having receptacle contacts is received in the contact cavity and extend into the card slot to supply power to the pluggable optical generator module to operate a light source. The optical receptacle connector includes a receive optical connector coupled to the receptacle housing having a ferrule holding at least one optical fiber configured to be mated with a supply optical connector of the pluggable optical generator module to receive optical signals from the supply optical connector.