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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1996
Mitchell Simmons Cohen, Millwood, NY (US);
Marco Gauvin, Granby, CA;
Glen Walden Johnson, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Daniel M Kuchta, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Andre Lacerte, Granby, CA;
Nicholas Anthony Lee, Woodbury, MN (US);
Sylvain Ouimet, St. Hubert, CA;
Stephen Louis Spanoudis, Lexington, KY (US);
Stephane Tremblay, Deauville, CA;
Jeannine Madelyn Trewhella, Peekskill, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Parallel optical coupling apparatus for coupling a connector attached to one end of a parallel optical cable to a receiver or transmitter array. A parallel fiber optic assembly includes a receiver or transmitter array subassembly that houses a parallel optical coupler for transferring optical signals from an array of sources (e.g., lasers) in the assembly to the connector, or from the connector to an array of receiving elements in the assembly. A connector shell is provided that properly aligns the connector with respect to the optical coupler array.