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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Kyle Gary Annis, Hummelstown, PA (US);
James Leo Barry, Harrisburg, PA (US);
David James Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Benjamin Michael Grab, Annville, PA (US);
James Patrick Mosier, Palmyra, PA (US);
Douglas Harold Rohde, Hershey, PA (US);
Rodney Shawn Smith, Bolling Springs, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An opto-electric (OE) module having a front and back orientation and comprising a connector having a front end configured to mate with a connector, an optical interconnect comprising an optical conduit with first and second ends, the first end being terminated by at least one first ferrule, the first ferrule being disposed in the connector in a non-biased state, and the second end being optically coupled to at least one opto-electric device (OED), wherein the optical interconnect is not configured to bend to accommodate distance variations between said first ferrule and said OED, a cover being attached to the connector and having an interior, a circuit board disposed in the interior and having an electrical interface configured to connect to a daughter card, and the opto-electric device (OED) attached to the circuit board and optically connected to the second end.