HIGH DENSITY OPTICAL FIBER ARRAY

摘要

An optical fiber array in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 12, a first plate 14 through which pass a first plurality of holes distributed in a first pattern, and a silicon plate 16 through which pass a second plurality of holes distributed in a second pattern. The first plate is attached to the housing and the silicon plate is attached to the first plate such that each of the second plurality of holes is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of the first plurality of holes. The optical fiber array also includes a plurality of optical fibers, each of which passes through a corresponding one of the first plurality of holes and extends into a corresponding one of the second plurality of holes.