Fiber optic furcation module
First Claim
1. A fiber optic furcation module, comprisingat least one planar wave guide card;
- a first adapter assigned to the at least one planar wave guide card, the first adapter comprising a plurality of adapter ports for optical fibers terminated in an optical fiber ribbon connector;
a plurality of second adapters assigned to the at least one planar wave guide card, each of said second adapters comprising one adapter port or two adapter ports, the one or two adapter ports being operative to receive respective single optical fiber connectors terminated with single optical fibers;
a plurality of fiber optic transmission channels provided by the at least one planar wave guide card, the fiber optic transmission channels providing optical traces being operative to transmit and/or receive optical wavelength signals and connecting each adapter port of said first adapter with at least one of said one adapter port or said two adapter ports of one of said second adapters.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fiber optic furcation module, comprising: at least one planar wave guide card; a first adapter assigned to the or each planar wave guide card, the or each first adapter comprising a plurality of adapter ports for optical fibers terminated in an optical fiber ribbon connector; a plurality of second adapters assigned to the or each planar wave guide card, each of said second adapters comprising one adapter port or two adapter ports, the one or two adapter ports being operative to receive respective single optical fiber connectors terminated with single optical fibers; a plurality of fiber optic transmission channels provided by the or each planar wave guide card, the fiber optic transmission channels providing optical traces being operative to transmit and/or receive optical wavelength signals and connecting each adapter port of a first adapter with an adapter port of one of said second adapters.
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20 Claims
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1. A fiber optic furcation module, comprising
at least one planar wave guide card; -
a first adapter assigned to the at least one planar wave guide card, the first adapter comprising a plurality of adapter ports for optical fibers terminated in an optical fiber ribbon connector; a plurality of second adapters assigned to the at least one planar wave guide card, each of said second adapters comprising one adapter port or two adapter ports, the one or two adapter ports being operative to receive respective single optical fiber connectors terminated with single optical fibers; a plurality of fiber optic transmission channels provided by the at least one planar wave guide card, the fiber optic transmission channels providing optical traces being operative to transmit and/or receive optical wavelength signals and connecting each adapter port of said first adapter with at least one of said one adapter port or said two adapter ports of one of said second adapters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fiber optic furcation module, comprising
at least one planar wave guide card; -
a first adapter assigned to the at least one planar wave guide card, the first adapter comprising a plurality of adapter ports for optical fibers terminated in an optical fiber ribbon connector; a plurality of second adapters assigned to the at least one planar wave guide card, each of said second adapters comprising one adapter port or two adapter ports, the one or two adapter ports being operative to receive respective single optical fiber connectors terminated with single optical fibers; a plurality of fiber optic transmission channels provided by the at least one planar wave guide card, the fiber optic transmission channels providing optical traces being operative to transmit and/or receive optical wavelength signals and connecting each adapter port of said first adapter with at least one of said one adapter port or said two adapter ports of one of said second adapters; wherein each adapter port provides a fiber optic interface between a fiber optic transmission channel of a respective one of the at least one planar wave guide card and an optical fiber terminated in a fiber optic connector and being connectable to said adapter port by the respective fiber optic connector; and wherein each adapter port comprises a mode conditioning element and a waveguide funnel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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