Patent ID: 6690862
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical circuit comprising:a body having an x and y axis and two sides substantially parallel to said y-axis and separated along said x-axis; fibers mounted on said body; a plurality of first ports along one of said two sides, each first port comprising a number of substantially paralleled fibers; a plurality of second ports along the other of said two sides, each second port comprising a number of substantially parallel fibers; and wherein said first and second ports are interconnected with said fibers such that (i) the fibers of each second port comprise a fiber from each of said first ports, (ii) the fibers interconnecting said first and second ports are arranged asymmetrically about at least said x axis, (iii) the fibers of a given port diverge from parallel on said body at a divergence point, and (iv) the divergence points of both said first ports and said second ports are staggered along the x-axis.