Patent ID: 11953737
Assignee: SMITHS INTERCONNECT CANADA INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. An optical coupling system comprising:
an optical device configured to emit light; and
an optical ferrule connector positioned proximate said optical device, said optical ferrule connector comprising:
a body comprising a beveled surface;
a plurality of optical fibers embedded in said body, each of said plurality of optical fibers extending along a transmission direction and terminating in a fiber tip that is oriented coplanar to said beveled surface; and
a plurality of optical elements, each optical element of said plurality of optical elements located at an associated fiber tip of an associated optical fiber, each optical element operable to focus the light emitted from said optical device into a core of said associated optical fiber, at least one of the optical elements comprising a mirror with a concentric ring pattern.