Optical polarity modules and systems

• Main Authors: DEL GROSSO STEVE C, SHOOK JR. LARRY K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.10.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS

An optical interconnection module (60) having: an enclosure defining walls and a cavity within the walls for receiving and supporting optical fibers (21-32) and connectors (40); an optical interconnection section formed in a wall of the module, the optical interconnection section having a multi-fiber connector (40) with multiple optical paths formed therein, the optical paths being arranged in a generally planar array with the paths being immediately adjacent to at least one other optical path for optical alignment with optical fibers in an optical fiber ribbon (20); an optical connector station (51-56) formed in a wall of the module having a plurality of optical fiber connectors; the optical paths and the optical connectors being optically interconnected by optical fibers disposed in the cavity, fiber pairs being formed by the optical fibers, at least one of the fiber pairs being routed to a respective connector station that is in optical communication with the optical paths, the at least one optical fiber pair being optically interconnected with at least two of the optical paths, the at least two optical paths selected from optical paths not being immediately adjacent to each other.