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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Seldon David Benjamin, Painted Post, NY (US);
Jeffery Alan DeMeritt, Painted Post, NY (US);
Micah Colen Isenhour, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Dennis Michael Knecht, Hickory, NC (US);
James Phillip Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Optical couplings for making and optical connection between one or more devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical coupling includes a coupling face, an optical interface within the coupling face, an optical component positioned within the optical interface, and at least one coded magnetic array. The at least one coded magnetic array may include a plurality of magnetic regions configured aid in mating the optical component with a corresponding optical component of a complementary mated optical coupling to a predetermined tolerance for optical communication. Optical cable assemblies and electronics devices having optical couplings with optical interfaces using coded magnetic arrays are also disclosed.