Optical interconnection apparatus

Details Optical interconnection apparatus Optical interconnection apparatus

1995-11-22

1999-08-03

Sanghavi, Hemang

Optical waveguides

Accessories

Plug/termination device

385 59, 385 65, 385 76, 385 83, 385 98, 385 99, G02B 600, G02B 638

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059335645

ABSTRACT:
The optical interconnection apparatus includes one or more terminator blocks which hold a plurality of jacketed optical fibers and a flexible matrix which encloses the jacketed optical fibers and partially surrounds the terminator blocks so as to anchor the terminator blocks within the matrix. Each terminator block comprises a jacket holder and a jacket clamp. The jacket holder has a surface with a plurality of grooves for receiving a plurality of jacketed optical fibers. The jacket clamp clamps a plurality of jacketed optical fibers in the plurality of grooves of a jacket holder. The terminator blocks are used with a mold having one or more guide structures for use in guiding each of the terminator blocks into the mold, a terminator block having one or more guide followers which engage and follow the guide structures of the mold when the terminator block is inserted into the mold. The optical interconnection apparatus further comprises one or more connector blocks, each of which is attachable to two terminator blocks. The connector block holds the bare optical fibers protruding from a terminator block when the connector block is attached to the terminator block and bare optical fibers are protruding from the terminator block. Each connector block comprises a fiber holder and a fiber clamp. The fiber holder has a surface with a plurality of grooves dimensioned to receive a plurality of bare optical fibers. The fiber clamp provides the means for clamping the bare optical fibers in the grooves of a fiber holler.

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