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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Ding Wang, Austin, TX (US);
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Ding Wang, Austin, TX (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons, and fiber optic connectors useful for connecting multiple optical fibers to other optical fibers or optical devices. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact and reliable optical fiber connector () that incorporates an optically transmissive substrate () receiving the optical fibers () in V-grooves on a first major surface thereof with their angle cleaved ends () arranged in a staggered arrangement so as to redirect light to an associated microlens () at the opposite surface of the transparent substrate ().