Patent ID: 7264404

Claim:
An optical connector assembly comprising: a first optical waveguide having a core exposed to an end surface; a first registration feature formed in an outer diameter of the first optical waveguide at a predefined distance from the core; a second registration feature formed in the outer diameter of the first optical waveguide at a predefined distance from the core; a second optical waveguide having a core exposed to an end surface abutting the end surface of the first optical waveguide; a first registration feature formed in an outer diameter of the second optical waveguide at a predefined distance from the core; a second registration feature formed in the outer diameter of the second optical waveguide at a predefined distance from the core; and a bracket having the first and second optical waveguides disposed therein, the bracket having a first portion for aligning the first registration features of the first and second optical waveguides and a second portion for aligning the second registration features of the first and second optical waveguides in an orientation that aligns the cores of the optical waveguides.