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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Masaki Ono, Aichi, JP;
Toshikatsu Takada, Aichi, JP;
Toshifumi Kojima, Aichi, JP;
Takeshi Ohno, Aichi, JP;
Susumu Wakamatsu, Gifu, JP;
Toshikazu Horio, Aichi, JP;
Ayako Kawamura, Nagoya, JP;
Masaki Ono, Aichi, JP;
Toshikatsu Takada, Aichi, JP;
Toshifumi Kojima, Aichi, JP;
Takeshi Ohno, Aichi, JP;
Susumu Wakamatsu, Gifu, JP;
Toshikazu Horio, Aichi, JP;
Ayako Kawamura, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an optical module for coupling with a fiber optic cable through an optical connector, including a module body connectable with a plug of the optical connector by a dedicated guide pin, with a side surface of the module body being opposed to a mating surface of the connector plug at which an end face of the fiber optic cable is exposed, and an optical element mounted to the module body and having an optical axis brought into alignment with an optical axis of the fiber optic cable upon fitting of the guide pin into the module body and the connector plug.