HIGH DENSITY AND BANDWIDTH FIBER OPTIC APPARATUS

• Main Authors: STABER, Harley J, DEAN, JR., David L, COOKE, Terry L, STRAUSE, Kevin L, UGOLINI, Alan W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.03.2020
• Subjects: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS

High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. The chassis (12) supports a plurality of fiber optic components (23), including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multifiber fiber optic components. The apparatuses comprise an equipment rack (14) on which the chassis (12) is mounted, wherein the equipment rack (14) has one or more 1-U spaces for mounting the chassis (12), wherein the fiber optic apparatus includes: up to three fiber optic equipment trays (20) disposed in the 1 -U space; each fiber optic equipment tray (20) supporting one or more fiber optic modules (22), and each fiber optic module (22) supporting a plurality of the fiber optic components (23); wherein each of the fiber optic modules has a height H such that three fiber optic modules can be disposed in a 1 -U space height; and the plurality of fiber optic components (23) is disposed in the chassis (12) in a configuration that provides for at least one hundred forty-four fiber optic connections in the 1 -U space. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.