Patent ID: 7147383
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical interconnection module, comprising: a) an enclosure comprising wall areas; b) an optical interconnection section formed in one of the wall areas of said enclosure, said optical interconnection section having a first multi-fiber connector with a plurality of optical fibers extending therefrom, the multi-fiber connector having an orientation key and an end face configured to define a predetermined angle, the predetermined angle being positioned relative to the orientation key; c) an optical connector station formed in another one of the wall areas of said enclosure, the optical connector station having a plurality of optical fiber connectors associated therewith; d) the first multi-fiber connector and the plurality of optical fiber connectors being optically interconnected to each other, the optical fibers extending from the first multi-fiber connector disposed in said enclosure, at least two optical fibers connected to the first multi-fiber connector immediately adjacent one another are connected to optical fiber connectors in the optical connector station that are not immediately adjacent one another; and e) the first multi-fiber connector operable for being connected to a second multi-fiber connector, the second multi-fiber connector having an orientation key and an end face configured to define the same predetermined angle and oriented to the orientation key as the first multi-fiber connector such that when the first and second multi-fiber connectors are connected, the orientation keys are on opposite sides of the connected multi-fiber connectors.