Optical fibre manifold
AssigneeM.M. Telecables Limited
InventorMarek H. Mozolowski
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Abstract
An optical fiber manifold arrange to orientate a plurality of optical fibers from a single dimensional ribbon array to a two dimensional block array, wherein the fiber spacing (X) in the block array is the same as the fiber spacing in the ribbon array.
Claims22
An optical fibre manifold comprising, optical fibres that are spread from a single dimensional ribbon array to a two dimensional block array, adjacent fibres in the ribbon array being spaced apart a first distance in a substantially lateral direction and a second distance in a substantially longitudinal direction, wherein the same adjacent fibres remain the same first distance apart in the substantially lateral direction when in the block array in comparison to said first distance, further wherein the same adjacent fibres being space apart are spaced a greater distance in the substantially longitudinal direction when in the block array in comparison to said second distance, such that each of the optical fibres of the ribbon array are only deflected in a single planar direction.
A system of optical fibres comprising, a manifold, wherein said manifold is arranged to spread said optical fibres from a single dimensional ribbon array to a two dimensional block array, wherein a first distance being a pitch distance in a transverse direction between centers of adjacent fibres in the ribbon array is no greater than the pitch distance between centers of the same adjacent fibres in said block array;
- further wherein a second distance substantially perpendicular to the pitch distance between centers of the same adjacent fibres in the block array is greater than the second distance between centers of the same adjacent fibres in said ribbon array, such that the width between the centers of the outermost fibers is no greater in the block array than in said ribbon array.
An optical fibre manifold comprising:
- a) a ribbon array of optical fibres arranged to engage said manifold, the array including a plurality of adjacent fibres defining a first distance equal to the distance between centers of any pair of said adjacent fibres in a lateral direction and defining a second distance between centers of any pair of said adjacent fibres in a longitudinal direction;
- b) said manifold arranged to spread said optical fibres from said ribbon array into a two dimensional block array;
- c) wherein said first distance between any pair of said adjacent fibres in the lateral direction in the ribbon array is no greater than the distance between centers of the same pair of adjacent fibres in a lateral direction in the two dimensional block array;
- d) further wherein, said second distance between any pair of said adjacent fibres in the longitudinal direction in the ribbon array is less than the distance between centers of the same pair of adjacent fibres in the longitudinal direction in the two dimensional block array;
- e) such that the width between the centers of the outermost fibers is no greater in the block array than in said ribbon array.
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