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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Francesco Testa, Pisa, IT;
Alessandra Bigongiari, Pisa, IT;
Luigi Tallone, Pisa, IT;
Gabriele De Angelis, Pisa, IT;
Marco Romagnoli, Pisa, IT;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
An optical connector for a photonic circuit. The optical connector includes a first part, fixable to a photonic circuit, having at least one slab of optically transparent material, the at least one slab including a first lens. The optical connector includes a second part, movable between a connected position adjacent the first part and a disconnected position removed from the first part. The second part includes at least one slab of optically transparent material, the at least one slab including a second lens located to be in alignment with the first lens in the connected position. One or more guiding elements are arranged to direct light to the second lens. The second part is configured to connect the one or more guiding elements to an optical fiber.