Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler, LLP
Optical connector with reduced mechanical-alignment sensitivity
An optical connector is described. This optical connector spatially segregates optical coupling between an optical fiber and an optical component, which relaxes the associated mechanical-alignment requirements. In particular, the optical connector includes an optical spreader component disposed on a substrate. This optical spreader component is optically coupled to the optical fiber at a first coupling region, and is configured to optically couple to the optical component at a second coupling region that is at a different location on the substrate than the first coupling region. Moreover, the first coupling region and the second coupling region are optically coupled by an optical waveguide.
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John E. Robert J. Ashok V.
Cunningham Drost Krishnamoorthy