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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig Robilliard, Bloomington, MN (US);
James Kochendorfer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Alan Blair, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeffrey Peter Treptau, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 ;
Abstract
An optical device has a first collimator sub-assembly having a first free-space end, and a second collimator sub-assembly having a second free-space end opposing the first free-space end of the first collimator. A central housing has first and second ends and is disposed between the first and second collimator sub-assemblies. A first ring on the first collimator sub-assembly is mounted to the first end of the central housing and a second ring on the second collimator sub-assembly is mounted to the second end of the central housing.