Patent ID: 9557488
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An optical connector for optically connecting at least one light source to at least one light receiver at an operating wavelength, comprising: first and second connector members respectively having a first front section with a first front end, a second front section with a second front end, at least one first positive-power lens with a first planar lens surface being closest to the first front end, and at least one second positive-power lens with a second planar lens surface being closest to the second front end; and the at least one first and at least one second lenses being arranged in their respective first and second connector members such that when the first and second connector members are operably mated, the at least one first and the at least one second lenses form at least one optical system where the first and second planar lens surfaces are opposing and spaced apart in opposition to form a gap having an axial width of about 25 microns to about 100 microns and are non-perpendicular to the optical system axis, the first planar lens surface forming a first angle relative to a line that is perpendicular to the optical system axis and the second planar lens surface forming a second angle relative to the line that is perpendicular to the optical system axis, the first angle and the second angle being non-equal such that an absolute difference between the first angle and the second angle is about 2 degrees to about 4 degrees.