公开(公告)号：US20180275353A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15763343

申请日：2016-10-04

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Michael A. HAASE ,  Alexander R. MATHEWS ,  Terry L. SMITH

IPC: G02B6/38

CPC classification number: G02B6/3882 ,  G02B6/3854 ,  G02B6/3873 ,  G02B6/3885 ,  G02B6/389

Abstract: An optical ferrule adapted to receive and transmit light is described. The optical ferrule includes first and second alignment features for mating with corresponding alignment features of a mating optical ferrule. One of the first and second alignment features may be compressible, expandable or compliant. An optical ferrule having first and second alignment features is described, wherein the ferrule is adapted such that the mating/unmating to/from a corresponding ferrule can be effected along two orthogonal dimensions of the ferrule. Additionally an optical ferrule having first and second alignment features is described, wherein the first and second alignment features are located at substantially different first and second locations/contact regions along the ferrule mating direction; the contact regions may also be offset along the thickness direction of the ferrule.