| CPC G02B 6/428 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4292 (2013.01); H05K 1/18 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09072 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10121 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10356 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10401 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A connector comprising:
a housing defining at least one cavity;
a contact within said at least one cavity, said contact having a front and rear orientation, and comprising at least,
a contact housing, said contact housing being narrower than said at least one cavity and resiliently disposed within said at least one cavity such that said contact housing is laterally movable within said cavity to accommodate lateral offset of a mating connector contact;
an optical interface for receiving a ferrule of said mating connector contact;
optoelectrical circuitry optically connected to said optical interface, wherein said optical interface and said optoelectrical circuitry are held rigidly in relation to each other within said contact housing; and
an electrical interface electrically connected to said optoelectrical circuitry and configured for electrical connection to a circuit board, wherein said electrical interface comprising at least a flexible cable to provide compliance between said optoelectrical circuitry and said circuit board;
a circuit board, and wherein said flexible cable is electrically connected to said circuit board, wherein said circuit board defines and at least one opening and a first and second side, wherein said housing is mounted on said first side, wherein said flexible cable is electrically connected to said circuit board on said second side, and wherein said flexible cable passes through said at least one opening.
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