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US 6,641,310 B2Granted
Fiber optic cable connector
AssigneeTeraconnect, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Williams
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable connector including a coupler body with a channel for receiving a connector plug therein; and a door spanning the channel, the door biased to cover the channel but displaceable with respect to the channel when the plug body is received in the channel to prevent light from escaping the channel when the plug body is removed from the channel.
Claims14
A fiber optic cable and transceiver connection system comprising:
- at least one two dimensional array of emitters and detectors fixedly oriented on a substrate;
- a support structure about said array;
- a collimator supported by the support structure;
- a female connector comprising:
- an alignment coupler disposed about said collimator, and a coupler body about said alignment coupler, wherein said coupler body has a door spanning an opening, said door being spring biased to cover said opening;
- at least one fiber bundle comprising a plurality of optical fibers;
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- a male connector, configured to be received by said female connector, said male connector comprising a ferrule and an alignment plate, wherein said ferrule is disposed about said plurality of optical fibers and said alignment plate aligns said optical fibers with said two dimensional array of emitters and/or detectors.
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