Fiber optic connectors comprising multiple footprints along with cable assemblies and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical connector comprises a housing and a ferrule. The housing comprises a longitudinal passageway between a rear end and a front end. The fiber optic connector may be converted from a first footprint to a second footprint by a conversion housing that fits about a portion of the housing. The optical connectors disclosed may be tunable for improving optical performance and may also include a spring for biasing the ferrule to a forward position as desired.

Devices having at least one connector port associated with a rotating securing features are disclosed. A device for making optical connections comprising a shell, at least one connection port, and at least one rotating securing feature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the at least one connection port is disposed on a device with at the least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the device into a cavity of the device and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one rotating securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one rotating securing feature is secured to the device along a rotational axis that is not aligned with a longitudinal axis of the at least one connection port.

An optical fiber drop cable including a cable jacket having an outer surface defining the outermost surface of the optical fiber drop cable. The optical fiber drop cable also includes a subunit, a first strength element, and a second strength element. The first strength element, the second strength element, and the subunit are embedded in the cable jacket, and the first strength element, the second strength element, and the subunit are arranged substantially parallel to each other on a first plane. The subunit includes a buffer tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least one optical fiber, and a plurality of strengthening yarns. The plurality of strengthening yarns are disposed between the inner surface of the buffer tube and the at least one optical fiber, and the outer surface of the buffer tube is at least partially in contact with the cable jacket.

Clamp and Bending Strain Relief (BSR) system and method are disclosed. One example of a system can include a clamp coupled to a cable. The clamp is configured to couple an apparatus to the cable while allowing the cable to pass continuously through the clamp. A BSR apparatus is coupled to the clamp and the cable by a housing.

A fiber optic transition assembly includes a cable including an optical fiber and an outer jacket. The transition assembly further includes a furcation cable, the furcation cable surrounding an extended portion of the optical fiber, the furcation cable extending between a first end and a second end. The transition assembly further includes a transition member defining an interior, wherein a second end of the outer jacket and the first end of the furcation cable are disposed within the interior and the optical fiber extends from the outer jacket to the furcation cable within the interior. The transition assembly further includes an adapter at least partially disposed within the interior of the transition member, the adapter connected to the transition member and comprising an adapter body defining a cable aperture. The outer jacket extends through the cable aperture.

Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.

Pairs of windows are cut into a distribution cable at various points along the length to couple some of the optical fibers of the distribution cable to drop cables. A wrap-type sealing arrangement can seal a first window of each pair. An enclosure-type sealing arrangement can seal a second window of each pair. The enclosure includes a splice tray and cable storage. Optical adapters and/or a passive splitter also may be disposed within the enclosure.

Optical fiber connector assembly for a fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber having an end portion terminated with a ferrule and rod members. The optical fiber connector assembly includes: a ferrule holder configured to hold the end portion of the optical fiber, the ferrule and the rod members; a connector having an internal passageway for housing the ferrule holder; a locking member extending lengthwise and having an internal passageway for the end portion of the fiber optic cable. A pre-connectorized fiber optic cable includes a fiber optic cable and the optical fiber connector assembly mounted upon an end portion of the fiber optic cable.

A cable strain relief for a fiber optic assembly is provided including a body defining a sidewall, a cable passthrough disposed in the body from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, and a cable slot disposed through sidewall enabling a fiber optic cable to be inserted into the cable passthrough. The cable strain relief also includes a plurality of hooks disposed on an exterior surface of the sidewall. The plurality of hooks are configured to resist movement of a strength member of the fiber optic cable, when the strength member is wrapped around the body.

A strain relief device for armored fiber optic cable is described. The strain relief device can made up of a boot collet and a collet nut. The boot collet can have a collet, flexible boot, boot collet threads, and a camming surface. The collet nut can have collet nut threads and a collet nut slope. The strain relief device operates by having the camming surface engage the collet nut slope, causing the collet to compress onto the armor sheath when the boot collet threads engage the collet nut threads as the collet nut is tightened onto the boot collet.