| CPC G02B 6/4455 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4452 (2013.01); G02B 6/4453 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
a chassis configured to be disposed in an equipment rack, the chassis comprising opposite front and rear chassis ends that are spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction;
a plurality of module guides disposed in the chassis, wherein the plurality of module guides are arranged in a stacked configuration defining a plurality of tiers; and
a plurality of fiber optic modules configured to move and be guided between a different pair of laterally spaced module guides of the plurality of module guides, wherein each fiber optic module of the plurality of fiber optic modules is slideably mounted onto the chassis and configured to be independently movable in the longitudinal direction relative to the chassis, and wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers is configured to receive multiple fiber optic modules of the plurality of fiber optic modules; and
wherein each fiber optic module of the plurality of fiber optic modules comprises a front end, a rear end, opposing sides, an enclosed interior disposed intermediate to the front end and the rear end and intermediate to the opposing sides, and a plurality of first fiber optic adapters disposed through the front end,
wherein each fiber optic module of the plurality of fiber optic modules further comprises:
at least one second fiber optic adapter disposed through the rear end of the fiber optic module; and
optical fibers establishing connections between the plurality of first fiber optic adapters and the at least one second fiber optic adapter.
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