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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kalpendu Shastri, Orefield, PA (US);
Soham Pathak, Allentown, PA (US);
John Fangman, Leesport, PA (US);
Vipulkumar Patel, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Kishor Desai, Fremont, CA (US);
Ravinder Kachru, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Cisco Technology Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing releasable attachment between a fiber connector and an opto-electronic assembly, the opto-electronic assembly utilizing an interposer substrate to support a plurality of opto-electronic components that generates optical output signals and receives optical input signals. An enclosure is used to cover the interposer substrate and includes a transparent region through which the optical output and input signals pass unimpeded. A magnetic connector component is attached to the lid and positioned to surround the transparent region, with a fiber connector for supporting one or more optical fibers magnetically attached to the connector component by virtue of a metallic component contained in the fiber connector. This arrangement provides releasable attachment of the fiber connector to the enclosure in a manner where the optical output and input signals align with the optical fibers in the connector.