A double flexible optical circuit includes: a flexible substrate supporting a plurality of optical fibers; a first connector terminating the optical fibers at a first end of the double flexible optical circuit; and a second connector terminating the optical fibers at a second end of the double flexible optical circuit. Each of the optical fibers is positioned in one of a plurality of separate extensions formed by the flexible substrate as the optical fibers extend from the first connector to the second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to be tested when the first and second connectors are connected through the double flexible optical circuit. The double flexible optical circuit is configured to be divided in half once the testing is complete to form two separate flexible optical circuits.

An apparatus includes one or more stamps configured to install an optical fiber on a surface of a structure. Each stamp includes a backing. A first adhesive is disposed on one or more first regions of the backing and is configured to provide a temporary bond between the optical fiber and the surface. A second adhesive is disposed on at least a second region of the backing and is configured to provide a substantially permanent bond between the optical fiber and the surface. A liner is removably adhered to the first adhesive.

The present disclosure relates to a fiber management cable assembly for facilitating routing and storing optical fibers. The fiber management cable assembly includes a plurality of fiber fixation tabs for optical fiber management functionality. The plurality of fiber fixation tabs can provide fixation for optical fibers supported by, mounted on, or attached to components within a telecommunications enclosure. The plurality of fiber fixation tabs can secure optical fibers that are in a multi-fiber (e.g., ribbon) configuration or a single fiber configuration.

An example system for inspecting fiber optic cables includes: a fixture including a body configured to hold a plurality of fiber optic cables, the fixture including a front portion defining a plurality of apertures positioned adjacent to ends of the fiber optic cables; and an adapter including two or more pin members extending therefrom, the two or more pin members being configured to be positioned in two or more of the plurality of apertures in the fixture to hold the fixture relative to the adapter.

Example embodiments relate to multilayer integrated photonic structures. An example multilayer integrated photonic structure includes a propagation region formed in a first photonic layer. The propagation region includes a plurality of waveguides and a slab region in which the plurality of waveguides terminates. The multilayer integrated photonic structure also includes an outcoupling structure formed in a second photonic layer on top of the first photonic layer. The outcoupling structure is configured to couple light into and out of the multilayer integrated photonic structure. Additionally, the multilayer integrated photonic structure includes a reflector configured to optically couple the slab region of the first photonic layer and the second photonic layer. The reflector includes a first reflector element included in the slab region of the first photonic layer and a second reflector element included in the second photonic layer. The first and second reflector element are in optical communication with each other.

An optical wire bond apparatus for optically connecting an optical-electrical integrated circuit (OE-IC) to an optical-electrical printed circuit board (OE-PCB) is formed by laser writing cores in a flexible glass support member to define an array of optical waveguides. The support member has a bend section and the waveguides reside close to either a top or bottom surface of the support member at the bend section. The cores have a front-end portion that can be laser written after the front end of the support member is coarse-aligned to optical waveguide structures in the OE-PCB to obtain fine alignment. The support members can be formed from flexible glass sheets or by drawing a glass preform. A photonic assembly that includes the OE-IC and the OE-PCB optically connected using the optical wire bond apparatus is also disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to fiber management systems and methods for facilitating assembling fiber optic devices in an efficient manner by allowing pre-processed and tested optical fibers to be pre-routed on a substrate prior to installation in their corresponding fiber optic devices.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical assembly and a liquid crystal display device using the optical assembly. The optical assembly has a simple structure and low cost, and can realize a high color gamut display. The optical assembly comprises a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, and an optical fiber layer arranged between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The optical fiber layer is composed of a plurality of optical fibers arranged closely in a single layer. A plurality of adhesive blocks in contact with the plurality of optical fibers are arranged on a surface of at least one of the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. At the contact regions between the adhesive blocks and the plurality of optical fibers, total internal reflection in the optical fibers is inhibited by the adhesive blocks.

Waveguide substrate, waveguide substrate assemblies and methods of fabricating waveguide substrates having various waveguide routing schemes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a waveguide substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, and a plurality of waveguides within the waveguide substrate. The plurality of waveguides defines a plurality of inputs at the first surface. A subset of the plurality of waveguides extends to the second surface to at least partially define a plurality of outputs at the second surface. In one waveguide routing scheme, at least one branching waveguide extends between one of the first surface and the second surface to a surface other than the first surface and the second surface. Another waveguide routing scheme arranges the plurality of waveguides into optical receive-transmit pairs for duplex pairing of optical signals.

One example includes an optical interconnect device. The optical interconnect device includes a plurality of optical fiber ports coupled to a body portion. The optical interconnect device also includes a plurality of optical fibers that are secured within the body portion. A first portion of the plurality of optical fibers can extend from a first of the plurality of optical fiber ports to a second of the plurality of optical fiber ports, and a second portion of the plurality of optical fibers can extend from the first of the plurality of optical fiber ports to a third of the plurality of optical fiber ports.