A fiber optic connector includes first and second ferrules arranged next to each other. The first and second ferrules each have a plurality of bores configured to support respective optical fibers. The fiber optic connector also includes an inner connector body having a front end from which the first and second ferrules extend, a latch arm extending outwardly from the inner connector body, and an outer body having a housing portion in which the inner connector body is at least partially received and a handle extending rearwardly from the housing portion. The outer body can move relative to the inner connector body to cause the latch arm to flex toward the inner connector body.

An optical fiber connector assembly and a connecting system are disclosed. The optical fiber connector assembly includes a first accommodating groove and a second accommodating groove concavely provided in sequence backward from a front end surface of the sliding seat and intercommunicated with each other. A width of the second accommodating groove is less than a width of the first accommodating groove. A step surface is provided between the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove. An optical fiber connector is mounted on the sliding seat and floatable with respect to the fixing seat along a front-rear direction, a left-right direction and a vertical direction. A mating section of the optical fiber connector is located in the first accommodating groove. A connecting section is partially accommodated in the second accommodating groove. The step surface is located behind the mating section to stop the mating section from moving backward.

A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector is provided having a housing having a first end for receiving a multi-fiber fiber optic cable and a second end having openings for the fibers from the cable. First and second keys for setting the polarity of the fibers within the connector located on opposing sides of the connector. The connector has either one of guide pins or guide pin receiving holes for guiding the connection with a second connector. The keys are movable between a first active position and a second retracted position, such that when one of the keys is in the first active position, the fibers are presented within the connector in a first polarity and when the second key is in the first active position, the fibers are presented within the connector in a second polarity reversed from the first polarity.

An assembly includes: a first circuit board, having an electrical connector assembly and an optical fiber connector assembly side by side, the electrical connector assembly is protrudingly provided with a first guiding mechanism in a front-rear direction, which includes a first guiding section and a second guiding section, and the optical fiber connector assembly has an aligning portion; and a second circuit board, having a mating electrical connector assembly and a mating optical fiber connector assembly side by side, the mating electrical connector assembly has a first matching region, which includes a first matching section and a second matching section, and the mating optical fiber connector assembly has an adaptation portion. When the first guiding section penetrates through the first matching section and enters the second guiding section, the aligning portion starts entering the adaptation portion.

An apparatus includes first and second components. A track supports one of the components for movement toward the other of the components. A first connector is mounted on the first component. The first connector retains an end portion of a first fiber optic cable, and has a first alignment portion. A second connector retains an end portion of a second fiber optic cable, and has a second alignment portion. The second alignment portion guides the second fiber optic cable radially into coaxial alignment with the first fiber optic cable upon movement of the first alignment portion against the second alignment portion. A floating mount device supports the second connector on the second component for guided movement radially relative to the second component upon movement of the first alignment portion against the second alignment portion.

Optical connectors are provided for connecting sets of optical waveguides, such as optical fiber ribbons to each other, to printed circuit boards, or to backplanes. The provided connectors utilize expanded beam optics with non-contact optical mating resulting in relaxed mechanical precision requirements. The provided connectors can have low optical loss, are easily scalable to high channel count (optical fibers per connector) and can be compatible with low insertion force blind mating.

The present disclosure relates to a matched pair detachable connector for high fiber count applications where the configuration of the connector maintains optical fiber alignment and ferrule alignment during assembly of the connector.

A fiber optic ferrule receiver includes a main body that has an opening extending between the front end and the rear end and being defined at least by a portion of internal surfaces of the four sides. A first side in the opening has first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, the first tapered surface reducing the opening between the rear end and a first position and the second tapered surface increasing the opening between the first position and the front end. There is also a second side in the opening and across the opening from the first side, the second side has a third tapered surface and a fourth tapered surface, the third tapered surface reducing the opening between the rear end and a second position and the second tapered surface increasing the opening between the second position and the front end. There is also a first projection extending into the opening from the first side to engage a first portion of the fiber optic ferrule at the first position, and a second projection extending into the opening from second side to engage a second portion of the fiber optic ferrule at the second position.

The present invention provides a latch structure arranged in an optical receptacle. The latch structure comprises a supporting element and a first clip structure, wherein the supporting element is assembled with the housing of the optical receptacle. The first clip structure is formed on the supporting element for retaining the optical connector inserting into the optical receptacle. The main idea of the present invention is that when the latch structure assembling with the optical receptacle, there is no interaction force between the first clip structure and optical receptacle so as to maintain the clipping force of the first clip structure acting on the optical connector.

A multi-fiber optical connector system including a first and a second multi-fiber connector configured to mate with one another. The multi-fiber connectors include a connector body having a front end and a rear end, a multi-fiber ferrule having a face accessible at the front end of the connector body and a spring for biasing the multi-fiber ferrule in a forward direction relative to the connector body. The spring is configured so that the first and second ferrule rotate with one another or do not rotate when the ferrule is biased forward.