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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Robert Rowlette, Sr., Hummelstown, PA (US);
Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
An interconnection system (,) is provided for connecting a plurality of optical arrays (,) to each other. The arrays (,) are terminated with connectors (,) and then cut to form transmit and receive arrays (,). Multiple transmit arrays (,) are terminated in respective rows of a first arrays guide (,). Multiple receive arrays (,) are terminated in respective columns of a second arrays guide (,). The first and second arrays guides (,) are aligned to optically couple the rows of transmit arrays (,) with the columns of the receive arrays (,).