Flexible optical circuit, cassettes, and methods
First Claim
1. A cassette that houses a fiber optic circuit, the cassette comprising:
- a flexible optical circuit including a substrate that is housed within a body of the cassette and a plurality of coated optical fibers supported by the substrate;
wherein the optical fibers include a first plurality that connect between two multi-fiber connectors and are signal-transmitting fibers, and a second plurality that only connect to one multi-fiber connector and are dark fibers, wherein each multi-fiber connector of the cassette is mounted to a separate extension of the flexible substrate, wherein at least one of the multi-fiber connectors of the cassette is connected to a fiber optic adapter that is provided as part of the body of the cassette.
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Abstract
A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors.
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7 Claims
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1. A cassette that houses a fiber optic circuit, the cassette comprising:
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a flexible optical circuit including a substrate that is housed within a body of the cassette and a plurality of coated optical fibers supported by the substrate; wherein the optical fibers include a first plurality that connect between two multi-fiber connectors and are signal-transmitting fibers, and a second plurality that only connect to one multi-fiber connector and are dark fibers, wherein each multi-fiber connector of the cassette is mounted to a separate extension of the flexible substrate, wherein at least one of the multi-fiber connectors of the cassette is connected to a fiber optic adapter that is provided as part of the body of the cassette. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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