Optical component organizing members
AssigneeII-Vi Delaware, Inc.
InventorEric Green
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Abstract
In one form, an organizing member for optical components includes an elongate body extending about a hollow interior portion and including a peripheral sidewall. The organizing member also includes an optical fiber routing surface extending from the peripheral sidewall toward the hollow interior portion, and a recessed portion is positioned between the peripheral sidewall and the hollow interior portion. The recessed portion includes a number of receptacles offset from the optical fiber routing surface and corresponding in configuration to a respective optical component positionable therein.
Claims23
An organizing member for optical components, comprising:
- an elongate body extending about a hollow interior portion and including a peripheral sidewall;
- and
- an optical fiber routing surface of the elongated body extending in a plane from the peripheral sidewall toward the hollow interior portion;
- wherein the optical fiber routing surface has a recessed portion positioned between the peripheral sidewall and the hollow interior portion;
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- wherein the recessed portion of the optical fiber routing surface includes a number of receptacles offset from the plane of the optical fiber routing surface and corresponding in configuration to a respective optical component positionable therein.
An organizing member for an optoelectronic module, comprising:
- an elongate body including an interior sidewall;
- an open interior portion of the elongate body positioned on a first side of the interior sidewall and at least partially surrounded by the interior sidewall;
- an optical fiber routing pathway surface of the elongate body extending in a plane from an opposite, second side of the interior sidewall relative to the open interior portion;
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- a cavity recess formed in the optical fiber routing pathway surface and including a mounting surface which is recessed relative to the plane the optical fiber routing pathway surface;
- wherein the mounting surface includes a number of receptacles each corresponding in configuration to a respective optical component positionable therein;
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- wherein the mounting surface defines a first elongate slot extending through the mounting surface adjacent to a first one of the receptacles, the first elongate slot being configured to pass a connector through the mounting surface.
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An organizing member for optical components, comprising:
- an elongate body extending about a hollow interior portion and including a peripheral sidewall;
- an interior sidewall spaced from the peripheral sidewall and extending around the hollow interior portion, wherein the interior sidewall includes a notch extending therethrough;
- an optical fiber routing surface extending from the peripheral sidewall toward the hollow interior portion, wherein the optical fiber routing surface includes a receptacle structured to receive an optical component extending through the notch;
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- a recessed portion positioned between the peripheral sidewall and the hollow interior portion;
- wherein the recessed portion includes a number of receptacles offset from the optical fiber routing surface and corresponding in configuration to a respective optical component positionable therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.