This disclosure relates to an optical fiber guidewire, an array magnetic optical fiber connector and a method for using the same. The optical fiber guidewire includes an optical fiber and an array magnetic optical fiber connector. The connector includes optical fiber magnetic joints disposed on the optical fibers and further includes an array magnetic connector mated with the optical fiber magnetic joints. The array magnetic connector is provided with a plurality of holes. The optical fiber magnetic joint includes optical fiber pins that can be sleeved around a periphery of the optical fiber. When the optical fiber pins are inserted into the holes, the optical fiber pins on both sides of the holes are paired to connect two optical fibers wrapped in the optical fiber pins, so as to realize a light transmission.

The present disclosure relates to optical fiber coupling systems and methods of coupling optical fibers across and with a magnetic field.

One example of a cable assembly includes a plurality of 1-lane cable assemblies and latching features to couple the cable assembly to a receptacle. Each 1-lane cable assembly generally includes a cable and a cable connector attached to at least one end of the cable. As an example, surfaces of each cable connector of a 1-lane cable assembly generally includes features to conjoin with corresponding features on surfaces of cable connectors of other 1-lane cable assemblies. As an example, the conjoined features may secure the 1-lane cable assemblies to each other.

Optical-and-electrical medical systems and methods thereof are disclosed. Such a medical system can include a console, an optical shape-sensing (OSS) medical device including an optical-fiber stylet, one or more electrical medical devices, and a relay module for establishing one or more optical or electrical relay connections between the relay module and a remainder of the medical system including the console. The console can be configured for converting reflected optical signals from the optical-fiber stylet into shapes thereof for display. The relay module can include a primary receptacle configured to accept insertion of a medical barrier-piercing plug of the OSS medical device and establish a through-barrier optical connection therebetween. The relay module also can include one or more secondary receptacles configured to accept insertion of a corresponding number of electrical plugs of the one-or-more electrical medical devices and establish one or more under-barrier electrical connections therebetween.

An attachment tool has a plurality of insertion holes. An optical adapter is fitted into each of the insertion holes. At this time, a holding structure for the optical adapter and the attachment tool has a swaying mechanism that allows the optical adapter to sway against the attachment tool. When a force greater than a prescribed strength is applied to any one of the optical adapters, the swaying mechanism allows the optical adapter to sway in a direction in which the optical adapters are provided side by side. When the force is offloaded, the swaying mechanism can hold the optical adapter in a direction substantially vertical to the attachment tool.

An embodiment mounting structure of an optical module includes, in order, a plurality of optical modules, a first optical waveguide component, a first optical connector, a second optical connector, and a second optical waveguide component, in which the first optical connector includes a first magnetic component and accommodates the first optical waveguide component optically connected to the optical modules, the second optical connector includes a second magnetic component and accommodates the second optical waveguide component, and at least one of the first magnetic component or the second magnetic component includes a hard magnetic material, and by causing a magnetic force to act between the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component, an attractive force is applied in a direction in which a gap between facing end surfaces of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component decreases.

Backplane optical connectors and optical connections are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a backplane optical connector includes a ferrule element that includes a body portion having optical interface, at least two bores positioned through the body portion, at least two posts extending from the body portion, and a fiber inlet portion extending from the body portion. The fiber inlet portion includes a fiber receiving opening. The backplane optical connector further includes a magnet disposed within each bore of the at least two bores, and a bias member coupled to the at least two posts.

A connector fixing structure having a transmission plug and an adapter plug; wherein the transmission plug is respectively set with a first magnetic element, a guide slot, and a positioning groove; and the adapter plug is respectively set with a signal jack, a second magnetic element, a protruding block, and a resilient piece at the positions of the connection section. The first plug of small size set in the transmission plug can electrically connected with the signal jack. And, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element can be mutually adsorbed, the protruding block can be mutually combined, and the positioning groove can be mutually engaged with the resilient piece. Therefore, the multi-point stable combination between the transmission plug and the adapter plug is achieved. It also enables the first plug to perform the connection ability after the second plug penetrates through the fitting hole of smaller size.

A connector includes a connector array of magnets having a first magnetic polarity pattern. A port includes a port array of magnets having a second magnetic polarity pattern that is complementary to the first magnetic polarity pattern. The connector is guided and aligned toward a mounted position in which the connector is retained on the port. The guiding and the aligning is through both (i) attraction when the connector is properly aligned to the port and (ii) repulsion when the connector is improperly aligned to the port. The port further includes a securing magnet configured to be activated when the connector reaches the mounted position, to magnetically secure the connector to the port.

Backplane optical connectors and optical connections are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a backplane optical connector includes a ferrule element that includes a body portion having optical interface, at least two bores positioned through the body portion, at least two posts extending from the body portion, and a fiber inlet portion extending from the body portion. The fiber inlet portion includes a fiber receiving opening. The backplane optical connector further includes a magnet disposed within each bore of the at least two bores, and a bias member coupled to the at least two posts.