18705015. OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH FULCRUM FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENT (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY)
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OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH FULCRUM FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENT
Organization Name
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor(s)
Michael A. Haase of St. Paul MN (US)
OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH FULCRUM FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18705015 titled 'OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH FULCRUM FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENT
Original Abstract Submitted
An optical cradle is configured to mate with an optical ferrule and permanently bond to a substrate so that light from an optical waveguide coupled to the optical ferrule exits the optical ferrule and couples to an optical component on the substrate after entering the optical cradle at a first location of the optical cradle. The optical cradle includes at least one fulcrum extending from a bottom surface of the optical cradle and configured to make contact with the substrate and allow a rotation of the optical cradle about the contact to angularly align the optical cradle to the optical component without substantially changing a distance, d, between the first location and the optical component.
