Patent ID: 8231283

Claim:
A waveguide connector comprising: a ferrule defining a front mating surface, a rear surface opposite to the front mating surface, a front passageway extending through the front mating surface, and a rear passageway extending through the rear surface, the front passageway and the rear passageway being in communication with each other, the front passageway being thinner than the rear passageway; and a waveguide comprising a plurality of cores and a cladding layer enclosing the cores, a rear part of the cladding layer residing in the rear passageway and a front part of the cladding layer being received in the front passageway along a rear-to-front direction, the cores being exposed at the front mating surface for light transmission; wherein the front part of the cladding layer is of rectangular shape and comprises four peripheral surfaces confined by four inner surfaces of the front passageway, respectively.