METHOD FOR TWO DIMENSIONALLY TRANSFORMING OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, AND TWO DIMENSIONALLY TRANSFORMED OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON BUNDLE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a fiber transformation when it is necessary to transform a plurality of optical fiber ribbons into a plurality of optical fiber ribbons of a different number of optical fibers. SOLUTION: Two dimensional ferrules 10A and 10B which have optical fiber insertion holes for two dimensional arrangement of horizontal 8 rows×longitudinal 4 lines are attached to each of horizontal, for example, eight 4-core optical fiber ribbons A and longitudinal four 8-core optical fiber ribbons B. Both two dimensional ferrules 10A and 10B are connected by an optical connector. The problem that an optical fiber to be connected is mistaken is not caused. The method is simple compared with welding connection, and a number of man-hour is reduced. The problem of easy disconnect is not caused. Connection can be repeated any number of times.