Development of Automated Optical Fiber Cross-connect Equipment

摘要

We have developed automatic optical fiber cross-connect equipment that provides automatic cross-connection among any of 200 pairs of input and output optical fibers using a fiber-handling robot. This equipment allows the cross-connection and management of optical fibers in networks in intelligent buildings and optical access networks to be performed by remote control. It eliminates the need for manual cross-connection and decreases the operating cost.