Method of making a three dimensional optical circuit

A method of making a three dimensional optical circuit comprising the steps of:

• forming an optical manifold comprising:
• a body having an input end and an output end;
• said input end having a plurality of input openings in a first ordered arrangement;
• said output end having a plurality of output openings in a second ordered arrangement which differs from that of said first ordered arrangement;
• said body comprising a plurality of integrally formed passageways, each of said passageways connecting a single input opening with a single output opening;
• said body further comprising at least one ruggedized cable attachment;
• providing at least one ruggedized optical cable having a plurality of optical fibers enclosed within a protective exterior jacket;
• cutting back a portion of the protective exterior jacket of the at least one ruggedized optical cable;
• passing the exposed plurality of optical fibers through a strain relief boot, a crimp ring and a crimp barb;
• crimping the crimp ring to the remaining exterior jacket of the at least one ruggedized optical cable;
• fitting the crimp ring within the crimp barb;
• connecting the crimp barb to the at least one ruggedized cable attachment of the optical manifold;
• and
• inserting each of said plurality of optical fibers into the input openings of the optical manifold such that each is disposed within the optical manifold on a one-fiber-per-passageway basis.