| abstract |
A capillary valve, connector and router where one or more cylindrical fibers, which may be capillaries, plugged capillaries, optical fibers, or the like, including at least one capillary tube (12a) are contained in a first cylindrical bundle of fibers that terminates at a first face (18a). A second cylindrical bundle of fibers also containing one or more fibers including at least one capillary tube (12b) terminates in a second face (18b) abutting the first face. |