OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECTION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME

摘要

Optical fiber interconnection devices, which can take the form of a module, are disclosed that include an array of optical fibers and multi-fiber optical-fiber connectors, for example, two twelve-port connectors or multiples thereof, and three eight-port connectors or multiples thereof. The array of optical fibers is color-coded and is configured to optically interconnect the ports of the two twelve-port connectors to the three eight-port connectors in a manner that preserves transmit and receive polarization. In one embodiment, the interconnection devices comprise at least first and second optical fiber connector arrays having at least six ports each, interconnected with at least first, second and third optical fiber connector array having at least four ports each.