Fiber trays, fiber optical modules, and methods of processing optical fibers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9201201-B2
Application number	US-201313838417-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Priority date	Apr 20, 2012
Publication date	Dec 1, 2015
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

Fiber trays and fiber optic modules and assemblies using the same are disclosed, wherein optical fibers are secured to a fiber tray that is then secured to a body of the fiber module. The body defines a plurality of lenses that reflect light using a total-internal-reflection surface to direct light to active optical components. The fiber tray is secured to the body such that the plurality of optical fibers may be secured within fiber support features of the body that align ends of the optical fibers to the lenses defined by the body. Optical-electrical connectors employing such two-piece fiber optic modules are also disclosed, as well as methods of processing a plurality of optical fibers using a fiber tray.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fiber tray for coupling with a fiber optic module, the fiber tray comprising:
a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface;
a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the second edge is configured to engage a datum surface of a fiber optic module;
a plurality of fiber support features on the first surface, wherein the plurality of fiber support features are configured to receive a plurality of optical fibers…

Assignees

• Corning Cable Sys Llc

Inventors

• Charbonneau-Lefort Mathieu
• De Jong Michael
• Knecht Dennis Michael
• Strause Craig Alan
• Theuerkorn Thomas

Classifications

• G02B6/43

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02B6/4284

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02B6/4243

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02B6/4239 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02B6/423

  Physics · mapped topic