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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2017
Sei Optifrontier Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Junji Fukui, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyasu Toyooka, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A multi-core/single-core conversion module is disclosed. The multi-core/single-core conversion module includes a housing including a first end, a second end and a lateral wall defining an inner space between the first end and the second end, a first adapter attached to the first end of the housing, two or more second adapters attached to the second end of the housing, a multi-core optical connector inserted into the first adapter from the inner space of the housing, a plurality of single-core optical connectors respectively inserted into the second adapters from the inner space of the housing, and a plurality of optical fibers connecting the multi-core optical connector to the plurality of single-core optical connectors with each other. The second adapters are arranged on the second end across a plurality of tiers. An opening can be formed by a part of the lateral wall being detached.