OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR SYSTEMS

摘要

A fiber optic connector system (100) for connecting at least one optical fib er cable mounted near the edge of a planar substrate (102) to a backplane (104) , each optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fibers (174) and a terminating ferrule (170), the ferrule having a ferrule spring element (178) having a longitudinal ferrule spring force fn. The optical connector system includes a substrate housing assembly (150) and a backplane housing assembly (120). The substrate housing assembly includes at least one ferrule receivin g cavity (164) and a substrate housing assembly spring (182, 184), and has a longitudinal freedom of motion with respect to the substrate, the housing assembly spring controlling movement of the substrate housing assembly along the longitudinal axis of the ferrule and having a longitudinal spring force h, wherein h > (I).