UNITARY OPTICAL FERRRULE

摘要

A ferrule (10) has a receiving area for receiving and securing an optical waveguide (20) and an optical element (13) for receiving light from an optical waveguide received and secured at the receiving area and changing at least one of a divergence and a propagation direction of the received light. A plurality of registration features (30, 31, 32, 33, 34) are configured to permit a stacking of the ferrule in a stacking direction such that the ferrules in the stack are aligned relative to each other along a length of the ferrule and along a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction.

主权项

1. A ferrule having a unitary structure and comprising:
a receiving area for receiving and securing an optical waveguide; an optical element for receiving light from an optical waveguide received and secured at the receiving area and changing at least one of a divergence and a propagation direction of the received light; and a plurality of registration features configured to permit a stacking of the ferrule in a stacking direction such that in a stack of the ferrule, the plurality of registration features prevent a ferrule and an adjacent ferrule from sliding relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction and along a length of the ferrule.