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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Marko Tuohimaa, Turku, FI;
Jan H. Fahllund, Turku, FI;
Tero O. Suomalainen, Turku, FI;
Kai Silvennoinen, Lieto, FI;
Marko Tuohimaa, Turku, FI;
Jan H. Fahllund, Turku, FI;
Tero O. Suomalainen, Turku, FI;
Kai Silvennoinen, Lieto, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A connector pair formed of a receptacle having an inner cavity about which is arranged a plurality of contact springs each of which is coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of external contacts, and a plug having a plurality of contact pads upon an outer surface of the plug, and a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) coupled to the plurality of contact pads and at least one optical fiber wherein a portion of the plug occupies a portion of the inner cavity such that at least one of the plurality of contact pads is coupled to at least one of the contact springs.