Patent ID: 8109676

Claim:
A fiber optic cable comprising: a cable section including at least one length of fiber optic line having a first end and a second end; a first plug including a mechanical body shaped to selectively engage and disengage a first jack housing without permanently fixing the first plug mechanical body to the first jack housing, a first plug microlens formed in the first plug mechanical body, the first plug microlens having a planar surface to engage the fiber optic line first end and a convex surface to transceive light in a first collimated beam with a first jack optical interface microlens, and an air gap cavity formed between the first plug microlens convex surface and the connected first jack connector microlens, the air gap cavity having a variable range of lengths subsequent to engaging the first jack housing with the first plug mechanical body; a second plug including a mechanical body shaped to selectively engage and disengage a second jack housing without permanently fixing the second plug mechanical body to the second jack housing, and a second plug microlens formed in the second plug mechanical body, the second plug microlens having a planar surface to engage the fiber optic line second end and a convex surface to transceive light in a second collimated beam with a second jack optical interface microlens, and an air gap cavity formed between the second plug microlens convex surface and the connected second jack connector microlens, the air gap cavity having a variable range of lengths subsequent engaging the second jack, housing with the second plug mechanical body; wherein, the fiber optic cable first end is formed in a focal plane of the first plug microlens; and, wherein, the fiber optic cable second end is formed in a focal plane of the second plug microlens.