Patent ID: 8241068
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A pluggable connector comprising: a connector housing having mating and loading ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the connector housing including an insert cavity that opens to the mating end; a plug insert disposed within the insert cavity, the plug insert having an air core extending in a direction along the longitudinal axis, the plug insert comprising a dielectric material having an interior surface that defines the air core such that air in the air core is in intimate contact with the interior surface of the dielectric material during operation of the pluggable connector; and first and second differential pairs extending through the plug insert, each of the first and second differential pairs comprising two mating contacts that extend parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis, the mating contacts configured to engage corresponding contacts of a mating connector, wherein the air core is located directly between the first and second differential pairs to control electromagnetic coupling between the first and second differential pairs.