Flexible optical circuit, cassettes, and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11573389B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17195909

    申请日:2021-03-09

    Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors.

    Flexible optical circuit, cassettes, and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10955633B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16432422

    申请日:2019-06-05

    Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors.

    Facilitating installation of fiber optic networks

    公开(公告)号:US11156793B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16822337

    申请日:2020-03-18

    Abstract: A cable arrangement includes first and second optical fiber ribbons both having first ends terminated at a first multi-fiber optical connector. The first ribbon includes a drop fiber routed to a drop interface and indexed fibers having ends indexed at a first row of a second multi-fiber connector. The second ribbon includes fibers having ends terminated at the second multi-fiber connector (e.g., at a second row of the second multi-fiber connector).

    Radial fin heat sink for remote radio heads and the like

    公开(公告)号:US10028333B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US14829028

    申请日:2015-08-18

    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes three remote radio heads (RRHs) mounted on a pole using one or more triangular brackets, each RRH connected to a corresponding antenna. Each RRH includes an electronics module, a heat sink mounted on the electronics module, and a cover attached to the heat sink. The heat sink comprises a base, a plurality of attached forward-facing fins, and a pair of backward-facing fins. Each forward-facing fin and backward-facing fin comprises a proximal end attached to the base and an opposite distal end. The proximal ends of the plurality of forward-facing fins are collinear. The distal ends of the plurality of forward-facing fins and the backward-facing fins define an arc of an ellipse.

    FLEXIBLE OPTICAL CIRCUIT, CASSETTES, AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210263252A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17195909

    申请日:2021-03-09

    Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors.

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