Patent ID: 9482830
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An optical connector assembly providing an expanded beam, the connector assembly comprising: an active receptacle having a collimator with a lead-in portion including a lens that receives a light beam from an opto-electronic device, a lead-out portion and a turn portion that turns the light beam and delivers a collimated light beam to the lead-out portion; and a step index waveguide rod comprising a core having a first refractive index and a cladding having a second refractive index that is less than the first refractive index, wherein the step index waveguide rod is optically coupled to the lead-out portion of the collimator and receives the collimated light beam and carries the collimated light beam from the active receptacle to an optical interface of the connector assembly.