OPTICAL CONNECTOR USING THERMAL EXPANSION TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT

Abstract: an optical assembly includes an optical ferrule configured to receive an input light ray through an input location on a major input surface of the optical ferrule along a first direction for coupling to an optical waveguide secured to the optical ferrule, the optical ferrule including a reference location, such that a change in a temperature of the optical assembly causes the input light ray and the input location, but not the reference location, to move respective distances d and d along a same direction along a same axis, wherein a magnitude of d-d is �, and a maximum of magnitudes of d and d is greater than 10 times �.

Inventor(s): Michael A. Haase

CPC Classification: G02B6/3826 (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS)

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