OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION COMPONENT

摘要

The present invention relates to an optical interconnection component enabling implementation of optical fiber connection with higher accuracy than by the conventional technologies. The optical interconnection component is configured to maintain arrangement of end faces of a plurality of rotationally-aligned MCFs, so as to reduce connection loss to another component. Since arrangement of the MCFs can be confirmed by markers provided on a holding portion holding the plurality of MCFs inside, it becomes feasible to achieve the optical connection with higher accuracy.

主权项

1. An optical interconnection component comprising:
a plurality of multi-core optical fibers each of which includes a plurality of cores extending along a longitudinal direction thereof; and a holding portion comprised of a predetermined plastic material covering each of the plurality of multi-core optical fibers and configured to integrally hold the plurality of multi-core optical fibers inside while relative positions among the plurality of multi-core optical fibers are fixed, wherein each of the plurality of multi-core optical fibers has a core arrangement comprised of first linear arrangement elements including two or more cores arranged on a first straight line, in a cross section thereof perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a curve portion curved into a curvature direction perpendicular to the first straight line, wherein the holding portion has a first face on which a plurality of first ports are one-dimensionally arranged along the first straight line, and a second face which makes a predetermined angle to the first face and on which a plurality of second ports are one-dimensionally arranged along the first straight line, and wherein one end faces of the plurality of multi-core optical fibers are held in the first ports as aligned each with the first face, and the other end faces of the plurality of multi-core optical fibers are held in the second ports as aligned each with the second face.