Patent ID: 6788846
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A module for managing fibers comprising:a tray defining a set of first ports, a set of second ports, and paths interconnecting at least a portion of said first and second ports, said paths being configured to limit the bend radius of one or more fibers contained therein to no less than the minimum bend radius of the fibers; one or more first connectors and one or more second connectors, each first connector being disposed in a first port, and each second connector being disposed in a second port, each connector having an x, y and z orientation such that the z axis is along said optical axis of the connector; a plurality of fibers interconnecting at least a portion of said first and second connectors and lying in said paths, each fiber having a certain amount of slack between said first connector and said second connector; wherein each connector is limited in movement along its x y and z axes relative to the tray, each connector being limited in movement along its x and y axes by the port in which it is contained, and each connector being limited in movement along its z axis by the amount of slack in the fiber terminated in the connector.