Patent ID: 11934020
Assignee: SENKO ADVANCED COMPONENTS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An optoelectronic connection system comprising:
a first connector assembly including a housing, a first electrical contact, a ferrule holder, and a first multi-fiber ferrule supported by the ferrule holder, the housing having a opposite front and rear ends and an interior, the interior having an open front end at the front end of the housing, the first electrical contact and the first multi-fiber ferrule being disposed in the interior of the housing of the first connector assembly and both being accessible via the open front end of the interior of the housing of the first connector assembly, the first electrical contact located rearward of the open front end of the interior;
a second connector assembly including a housing configured to mate with the housing of the first connector assembly for connection to the second connector assembly, optical fibers in the housing configured for optical connection with the first multi-fiber ferrule, a second electrical contact configured to electrically connect with the first electrical contact upon connection of the first and second connector assemblies;
the first multi-fiber ferrule and the optical fibers of the second connector assembly being arranged relative to the first and second electrical contacts so that upon connection of the first connector assembly with the second connector assembly, the first multi-fiber ferrule makes an optical connection with the optical fibers of the second connector assembly prior to the first and second electrical contacts making an electrical connection.