公开(公告)号：JP2001133669A

公开(公告)日：2001-05-18

申请号：JP2000277713

申请日：2000-09-13

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： HARDWICK NATHAN E ,  JACKSON KENNETH WADE ,  CLYDE JEFFERSON ,  NORRIS RICHARD ,  JIM JENQSONG ,  SMALL RICHARD DALTON JR ,  TAYLOR CARL RAYMOND ,  WEIMANN PETER A

IPC: G02B6/44 ,  H01B7/17 ,  H01B11/00

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical module, including a stack for optical fiber ribbons in a buffer holder. SOLUTION: This optical module is rectangular. A sheath protects all side faces of a stack 32a. In some optical modules 30a, the stacks 32a can be moved relatively to the sheath, and optical fiber ribbons 34 can be moved relatively to each other. The sheath is sufficiently flexible so that optical fiber ribbons 34 can be slid in the transverse direction relative to each other. Consequently, the stack 32a and the sheath can be changed from non-oblique shapes to oblique shapes in the end face figure of the sheath. The stack 32a assumes a shape twisted in the lengthwise direction, and the sheath is hard enough to hold the stack 32a assuming this shape. The sheath has a thickness with its outside surface demarcating a rise corresponding to the twist of the stack 32a.