Patent ID: 9435965
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for providing single mode optical signal coupling between an opto-electronic transceiver and a single mode optical fiber array, the apparatus comprising: a lens array including a plurality of separate lens elements, each of the plurality of lens elements disposed to intercept a separate single mode optical output signal from the opto-electronic transceiver and provide as an output a focused version thereof; a connector housing for supporting the lens array, the connector housing including an opening and a first plurality of alignment fiducials disposed within the opening and extending out of the opening along a first direction; and a ferrule component including a plurality of single mode fiber stubs and a second plurality of alignment fiducials, the ferrule component disposable within the connector housing opening such that the second plurality of alignment fiducials mate with the first plurality of alignment fiducials before the ferrule component is at least partly disposed within the connector housing opening and the plurality of single mode fiber stubs passively align with respective ones of the plurality of lens elements in at least two axes normal to the first direction, wherein the plurality of single mode fiber stubs are entirely disposed within the ferrule component.