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1. An optical connector comprising:
a face-polished unit comprising an array of optical fibers, an end portion of said array of optical fibers, each optical fiber of said array of optical fibers being substantially parallel to each other proximate said end portion, and said array of optical fibers being arranged such that at least one optical fiber from at least a group of fibers from said array being in substantially close proximity to at least two other optical fibers from said at least a group of fibers from said array, said face-polished unit terminated in a single polished face; an optical subsystem having a first end and a second end, said second end not being a flat face slanted at an angle to an optical axis; said single polished face of said face-polished unit being actively aligned to and operatively connected to said first end of said optical subsystem; wherein a housing is not used in active alignment; at least one optical fiber in said end portion of said array emitting electromagnetic radiation; said optical subsystem receiving the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said array of optical fibers and forming, from the received electromagnetic radiation, an image substantially at infinity exiting said second end of said optical subsystem; and an alignment component disposed on said optical subsystem; said alignment component enabling orienting said array with respect to another array in another optical connector; said alignment component configured to align said array with respect to said another array with respect a rotational degree of freedom about a center axis of the optical subsystem. |
