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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kalpendu Shastri, Orefield, PA (US);
Soham Pathak, Allentown, PA (US);
Utpal Chakrabarti, Allentown, PA (US);
Vipulkumar Patel, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Bipin Dama, San Jose, CA (US);
Ravinder Kachru, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Kishor Desai, Fremont, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing self-aligned optical coupling between an opto-electronic substrate and a fiber array, where the substrate is enclosed by a transparent lid such that the associated optical signals enter and exit the arrangement through the transparent lid. The apparatus takes the form of a two-part connectorized fiber array assembly where the two pieces uniquely mate to form a self-aligned configuration. A first part, in the form of a plate, is attached to the transparent lid in the area where the optical signals pass through. The first plate includes a central opening with inwardly-tapering sidewalls surrounding its periphery. A second plate is also formed to include a central opening and has a lower protrusion with inwardly-tapering sidewalls that mate with the inwardly-tapering sidewalls of the first plate to form the self-aligned connectorized fiber array assembly. The fiber array is then attached to the second plate in a self-aligned fashion.