Patent ID: 8687934

Claim:
A method for securing a fiber optic component, the method comprising: providing a holding medium having a tack and mounted on a substrate; and placing the fiber optic component in intimate contact with the holding medium to thereby secure the fiber optic component to the substrate; after placing the fiber optic component in intimate contact with the holding medium: removing the fiber optic component from the holding medium, wherein the holding medium remains mounted on the substrate; and thereafter re-placing the fiber optic component or a further fiber optic component on the holding medium to secure said fiber optic component or further fiber optic component to the substrate; wherein the tack of the holding medium releasably bonds the fiber optic component to the holding medium and the holding medium retains its tack and remains mounted on the substrate upon removal of the fiber optic component to permit re-placement of the fiber optic component or placement of a further fiber optic component on the holding medium to secure said fiber optic component or further fiber optic component to the substrate; and wherein the holding medium is a gel.