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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
James N. Kruchowski, Rochester, MN (US);
Vladimir Sokolov, Rocheser, MN (US);
Mark A. Nelson, Oronoco, MN (US);
James N. Kruchowski, Rochester, MN (US);
Vladimir Sokolov, Rocheser, MN (US);
Mark A. Nelson, Oronoco, MN (US);
MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly for optically coupling a first optical device mounted on a first substrate to a second optical device mounted on a second substrate, where the first and second substrates are orthogonally oriented to each other, is presented. The connector assembly includes two connectors. The first connector has an optical waveguide array. The optical waveguide array further includes multiple parallel optical waveguides that are continuously redirected by a mirror oriented at a 45 degree angle to the optical waveguides. Likewise, the second connector also has an optical waveguide array further include multiple parallel optical waveguides continuously redirected by a mirror oriented at a 45 degree angle to the optical waveguides. The first connector is oriented orthogonally to the second connector and the first and second connectors are optically welded together in a back-to-back configuration.