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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1999
Andrew Moore, Broomfield, CO (US);
Picolight Incorporated, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
The optical connector comprises: a housing portion including: a first bay for engaging a first plug having a waveguide, the first bay being at least partially open at a proximal end and having a wall at a distal end of the first bay; a chamber adjoining the first bay at the wall and having an optical pathway therein; at least two external passive alignment pins integrally formed with the first bay for engaging recesses in the first plug when the first plug is engaged with the first bay; the external passive alignment pins for passively aligning the waveguide to the optical pathway; and an opening in the wall for allowing transmission of an optical signal along the optical pathway between the first plug and the chamber.