Patent ID: 8888383
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An active optical cable (AOC) connector for use with an AOC, the AOC connector comprising: a molded plug body having a first molded plug portion and a second molded plug portion that are coupled together, and wherein a cavity exists between adjacent inner surfaces of the first and second molded plug portions when the first and second molded plug portions are coupled together, the molded plug portions comprising a plastic material, the molded plug body having at least one optical port and an optics system integrally formed therein, the optical port configured to receive a non-connectorized end of an optical fiber cable inserted into the optical port; a leadframe coupled to the molded plug body, the leadframe comprising: at least one optoelectronic element mounted on the second mounting portion, the optoelectronic element being electrically connected to at least the second lead of said plurality of leads; at least one electrical component mounted on the second mounting portion of the leadframe; and one or more bond wires that extend between the optoelectronic element and the electrical component, and wherein the bond wires are at least partially disposed within the cavity that exists between the first and second molded plug portions.