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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Fuad Doany, Katonah, NY (US);
Daniel M. Kuchta, Patterson, NY (US);
Petar K. Pepeljugoski, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Laurent Schares, Luxembourg, LU;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/425 (2013.01); G02B 6/3652 (2013.01); G02B 6/423 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An optical connector includes a fiber element incorporating one or more optical fibers, the optical fiber including a plurality of cores, and an optical element including an array of optical waveguides arranged in one or more layers so as to match the geometry of the plurality of cores of the optical fiber.