Patent ID: 7572067

Claim:
An optical connector system, for coupling a plurality of optical fibers of an optical fiber ribbon cable to a plurality of opto-electronic devices, said optical connector system comprising: a first connector comprising two or more optoelectronic device arrays; a fiber optic connector comprising two or more optical fiber arrays, at least two of said optical fiber arrays corresponding to two of said optoelectronic device arrays, wherein said first connector is engageable with said fiber optic connector to establish a fiber optic connection; and a registration element associated with each pair of corresponding optical fiber arrays and opto-electronic device arrays, each registration element comprising a first part and a second part engageable with one another to align said optoelectronic device arrays with said corresponding optical fiber arrays when said first connector engages with said fiber optic connector, wherein at least two of said optical fiber arrays are mounted by a corresponding support member secured to the fiber optic connector, and a flexible member placed between said at least two of said optical fiber arrays in the fiber optic connector and configured to permit relative movement of said at least two of optical fiber arrays with respect to each other and relative to the support member, when said first connector engages with said fiber optic connector.