Handling of optical fibres in confined or limited spaces
US6501898B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4454
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an arrangement for handling optical fibers in a confined or limited space, such as connecting, reorganizing and/or cross-coupling optical fibers in a cassette without said fibers intersecting one another. By providing the cassette (4) with looping channels (17), the optical fiber cables can be organized in a controlled fashion without needing to cross. The cassette may also include elements (18, 19) which function to change the direction of the optical fibers prior to connecting said fibers.
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