An optical regroup cable is provided for a fixed optical cross connect. The cable may include holders for supporting the fibers within the cable and to group the fibers into two bundles. The bundles are arranged so that relative positions of two bundle ends at a first end of the cable are different from relative positions of two bundle ends at a second end of the cable.

An optical fiber cable is disclosed. The optical fiber cable comprises an optical cable including optical fibers and a sheath where the optical fibers are arranged in a first array, and a holder. The optical fibers have first extending parts that extend outside from the sheath, and second extending parts that extends from the first extending parts to the tips of the optical fibers. The holder comprises a first portion that houses therein transition portions where the first extending parts transitions from the first array to a second array, and a second portion that holds parts of the first extending parts in the second array. The second portion is configured to hold the first extending parts in a manner such that a mutual positional relationship among the second extending parts keeps the same state as a mutual positional relationship among the first extending parts at the second portion.

A method of measuring a time-varying signal emission, the method including subjecting the contents of a receptacle to a thermal cycling process. During the thermal cycling process, measuring a signal emission from the contents of the receptacle at regular time intervals and recording the measured signal emission and a time stamp at each time interval. Also during the thermal cycling process, determining a temperature of the thermal cycling process at regular time intervals and recording the determined temperature and a time stamp at each time interval. The measured signal emissions are synchronized with a specific temperature of the thermal cycling process by comparing the time stamps of the measured emission signals with the time stamps of the determined temperatures.

A method for terminating a plurality of optical fibers arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement comprises inserting the plurality of optical fibers into and through a fiber ferrule, where the fiber ferrule has a plurality of parallel channels extending from an entry surface through to a polish surface; polishing the polish surface including an end of each of the plurality of optical fibers to form a coplanar surface at a polish angle relative to a reference plane perpendicular to the parallel channels; and affixing a glass plate to the polish surface.

A cable sorting and fusion splicing system (100) and method for arranging a plurality of optical fibers (17) in a cable in a predetermined sequence for fusion splicing to a multi-fiber optical connector (42). The cable sorting device 1 automatically sorts a plurality of optical fibers, such as twelve, loosely contained within a cable jacket (20). The fibers (17) are sorted in a predetermined sequence and maintained in a linear arrangement. The linear arrangement of fibers (17) is utilized at a fusion splicing device (40) to fusion splice to a multi-fiber optical connector having a corresponding sequence of optical fibers which are respectively fusion spliced to the optical fibers (17) of the cable. The fusion splicing device (40) is a mass fusion splicer which splices all of the fibers simultaneously.

An optical processing device includes a semiconductor optical device, and an optical device provided on the semiconductor optical device. The optical device includes one or more optical fibers and a holder having a supporting block, a reflecting plate, and an intermediate layer. The supporting block has first to third end surfaces at one end. The first end surface extends from a bottom surface of the holder to claddings of the optical fibers. The second end surface extends along an axis intersecting the first end surface. The third end surface is oblique with respect to the axis at an angle greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees. The optical fibers have facets exposed at the third end surface. The intermediate layer embeds roughness in the exposed facets. It has a refractive index comparable to that of the claddings of the optical fibers.

An indexing signal detection module is configured to index one or more signal detectors past each of a plurality of sources of detectable signal emissions to detect or measure a signal emitted by each source. A plurality of signal transmission conduits transmit signal emitted by the sources from a first end of each conduit to a second end of each conduit where the signal may be detected by a signal detector. A conduit reformatter is configured to secure the first ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a first spatial arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the signal emission sources and to secure the second ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a second spatial arrangement different from the first spatial arrangement.

An optical device includes one or more optical fibers and a holder having a supporting block, a reflecting plate, and an intermediate layer. The supporting block has a first to a third end surfaces at one end. The first end surface extends from a bottom surface of the holder to claddings of the optical fibers. The second end surface extends along a first axis intersecting the first end surface. The third end surface is oblique with respect to the first axis at an angle greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees. The optical fibers extend in the supporting block and is exposed to the third end surface. The reflecting plate is provided on the third end surface via the intermediate layer. Light from the optical fiber passes through the third end surface which has some roughness, and is reflected by a surface of the reflecting plate.

The inventive high density optical packaging header apparatus, in various embodiments thereof, provides configurable, modular, and highly versatile solutions for simultaneously connecting multiple optical fibers/waveguides to optical-fiber-based electronic systems, components, and devices, and is readily usable in a variety of applications involving highly flexible and modular connection of multiple optical fibers/waveguides assembled in a header block configuration to optical-fiber-based system/component backplanes, while providing advantageous active and passive alignment features.

A two-dimensional (2D) optical fiber array component takes the form of a (relatively inexpensive) fiber guide block that is mated with a precision output element. The guide block and output element are both formed to include a 2D array of through-holes that exhibit a predetermined pitch. The holes formed in the guide block are relatively larger than those in precision output element. A loading tool is used to hold a 1N array of fibers in a fixed position that exhibits the desired pitch. The loaded tool (holding the pre-aligned 1N array of fibers) is then inserted through the aligned combination of the guide block and output element, and the fiber array is bonded to the guide block. The tool is then removed, re-loaded, and the process continued until all of the 1N fiber arrays are in place. By virtue of using a precision tool to load the fibers, the guide block does not have to be formed to exhibit precise through-hole dimensions, allowing for a relatively inexpensive guide block to be used.