Fiber optic cassette

A method of assembling a fiber optic cassette comprising:

• providing a body;
• mounting a multi-ferrule connector terminated to a multi-fiber cable to the body;
• separating out at least a plurality of the optical fibers of the multi-fiber cable and fixedly supporting the plurality of the optical fibers extending from the multi-ferrule connector on at least one flexible substrate;
• and
• terminating each of the plurality of optical fibers supported by the at least one flexible substrate with a non-conventional connector that is formed of only a ferrule, a ferrule hub that supports the ferrule, and an alignment sleeve surrounding the ferrule such that each of the non-conventional connectors is mounted to a separate front extension defined by the at least one flexible substrate, the front extensions being separated by cut-outs for providing separate flexibility to each front extension.

A flexible optical circuit comprising:

• a plurality of flexible substrates;
• and
• each of the plurality of flexible substrates physically supporting at least one of a plurality of optical fibers;
• wherein a first end of each of the optical fibers is terminated to a multi-ferrule connector that is coupled to the flexible substrates and a second end of each of the optical fibers is terminated to a non-conventional fiber optic connector that is coupled to one of the plurality of flexible substrates, the non-conventional fiber optic connector formed of only a ferrule, a ferrule hub that supports the ferrule, and an alignment sleeve surrounding the ferrule, wherein each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body is mounted to a separate front extension defined by one or more of the plurality of flexible substrates, the front extensions being separated by cut-outs for providing separate flexibility to each front extension.