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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Mathieu Charbonneau-lefort, San Jose, CA (US);
John P. Ertel, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Gary R. Trott, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, San Jose, CA (US);
John P. Ertel, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Gary R. Trott, San Mateo, CA (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic interface module and assemblies using same are disclosed, wherein the modules have at least one lens that defines a folded optical path through the module body. The module operably supports one or more optical fibers adjacent an end wall. The module includes one or more lenses formed therein for coupling light from one or more light sources to the corresponding one or more optical fibers. The one or more lenses each have a folded optical path formed by total internal reflection within the module body. The one or more lenses each include a lens surface configured to define a back focus that resides within a corresponding one of the optical fibers.