High fiber optic cable packing density apparatus

US8433171B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Corning Cable Systems LLC · US

Inventors

• Terry Lee Cooke · Hickory, US
• David L. Dean, Jr. · Litchfield Park, US
• Harley J. Staber · Coppell, US
• Kevin L. Strause · Keller, US
• Alan W. Ugolini · Hickory, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2010
• Grant date: Apr 30, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/44528
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fiber optic apparatus comprising a fiber optic equipment and a routing region at the fiber optic equipment is disclosed. At least 98 optical fibers, at least 434 optical fibers, at least 866 optical fibers, and at least 1152 optical fibers route in the routing region per 1-U shelf space, wherein a maximum 10−12 bit-error-rate and 0.75 dB attenuation is maintained per duplex optical signal carried by the optical fibers. Additionally, the routing region may be configured such that one or more of the optical fibers make a maximum of one bend in the routing region and route generally horizontally in the routing region. One or more of the optical fibers may be terminated simplex, duplex fiber or multiple fiber optic connectors.