OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS

摘要

Optical connector assemblies for device-to-device optical connections are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical connector assembly includes a housing having a mating surface, an optical coupling body, a first contact pin, and a second contact pin. The optical coupling body includes an optical coupling face such that the optical coupling face is exposed at the mating surface of the housing. The optical connector assembly further includes a plurality of GRIN lenses disposed within the optical coupling body, wherein each GRIN lens has a coupling surface positioned at the optical coupling face of the optical coupling body. The first and second contact pins extend from the mating surface of the housing such that they are positioned on opposite sides of the optical coupling body. Optical connector assemblies incorporating a total-internal-reflection surface are also disclosed.

主权项

1. An optical connector assembly comprising:
a housing comprising a mating surface; an optical coupling body comprising an optical coupling face, wherein the optical coupling face is disposed within the housing such that the optical coupling face is exposed at the mating surface of the housing; a plurality of gradient-index (GRIN) lenses disposed within the optical coupling body, wherein each GRIN lens of the plurality of GRIN lenses has a coupling surface positioned at the optical coupling face of the optical coupling body; a first contact pin extending from the mating surface of the housing and adjacent a first side of optical coupling face of the optical coupling body; and a second contact pin extending from the mating surface of the housing and adjacent a second side of the optical coupling face of the optical coupling body, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, and the first contact pin and the second contact pin extend beyond the optical coupling face.