A new fiber optic connector provides a smaller form factor by including two ferrule assemblies in a housing. The housing accepts a push-pull mechanism that allows for insertion and removal from a carrier as well as an adapter. The push-pull mechanism may also include a flexure member to return the push-pull mechanism. Polarity of the fiber optic connector may also be selected by use of the push-pull mechanism.

An optical connector holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the two or more LC-type optical ferrules, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating connection, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. A removable inner front body for polarity change is disclosed. A multi-purpose rotatable boot assembly for polarity change is disclosed. The multi-purpose boot assembly can be pushed and pulled to insert and remove the micro connector from an adapter receptacle.

The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector for use with a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector includes a connector housing having an end defining a plug portion. A ferrule assembly is mounted at least partially within the connector housing. The ferrule assembly includes a ferrule located at the plug portion of the connector housing. A sealing member is mounted about an exterior of the connector housing for providing a seal between the connector housing and the adapter. The fiber optic connector further includes first and second separate retaining mechanism for retaining the fiber optic connector within the fiber optic adapter.

A LC type connector assembly with a push/pull cable boot integrally formed with a protrusion that accepts an adapter release for releasing a fiber optic connector from an adapter port.

An optical fiber adapter (10) comprises: a housing (1), a front portion of the housing (1) is provided with at least two accommodating cavities (19) which penetrate in a front-rear direction, are arranged sided by side, and are closed circumferentially, and a rear portion of the housing (1) is provided with a mounting base (14); at least two optical fiber plugs (2) provided on the mounting base (14), each optical fiber plug (2) comprises a positioning member (21), a ferrule (22) fixed to the positioning member (21) and extending forwardly, an optical fiber (23) exposed to a front end of the ferrule (22), a sleeve (24) fitted on an outer periphery of the ferrule (22) and a positioning cylinder (25) further sheathed on an outer periphery of the sleeve (24), a front end of the positioning cylinder (25) extends forwardly into the accommodating cavity (19), a rear end of the positioning cylinder (25) is fixed to the positioning member (21), an outer periphery of the positioning member (21) is provided with a first flange (211); and at least a fixing cover (3) locked on the mounting base (14) of the housing (1), the fixing cover (3) and the mounting base (14) are assembled to form a first latching groove (4), the first latching groove (4) correspondingly accommodates the first flange (211) of the optical fiber plug (2) and positions the first flange (211) of the optical fiber plug (2). The optical fiber adapter (10) can shorten the size of the rear portion and save the occupied space inside the cabinet.

The present disclosure relates to a ferrule-less fiber optic connector including a connector body having a front end. The ferrule-less fiber optic connector can include a plurality of optical fibers that extend through the connector body. The optical fibers can have having free end portions at the front end of the connector body that are not supported by a ferrule or by ferrules. In one example, the ferrule-less fiber optic connector can be a duplex fiber optic connector. Transceiver modules and components are also disclosed.

A multifiber connector for passing pre-connectorized fiber optic cable through microduct includes an engagement portion that is configured to hold a ferrule that is configured to terminate a fiber optic cable and a receiving portion that is configured to receive the engagement portion. The engagement portion includes a base portion having a length in a longitudinal direction of the engagement portion and an outer periphery portion that extends in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the engagement portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive the engagement portion and is shaped to minimize an outer periphery portion of the receiving portion in the transverse direction such that a plurality of fiber optic cables that are pre-connectorized with the connector are configured to pass through a micro-duct that is configured to be installed in a duct having a diameter of at least 25 mm.

A sealing enclosure is configured to connect to a mating enclosure. The sealing enclosure loosely receives a connector within a connector volume so that the connector, which may be of a standard type used in electronic or optic data transmission, may be displaced within a plug face at the forward end of the connector volume. The connector may compensate variations in the position of a mating connector with respect to the mating enclosure. The sealing enclosure allows to seal off the connector volume and engage the sealing enclosure with a mating enclosure in a single motion. This is affected by having a cable seal interposed between an inner body and an outer body. If the outer body is moved forward to engage the mating connector, the cable seal is squeezed between the cable and the inner body sealing off the connector volume at the rearward end of the inner body.

A connector for optically connecting an optical fiber to an optical fiber port, the connector defining a first length, L.sub.1, as measured between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the connector when the connector is in a locked configuration, and a second length, L.sub.2, as measured between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the connector when the connector is in an unlocked configuration, wherein L.sub.1 is different than L.sub.2. In an embodiment, L.sub.2 is greater than L.sub.1. In another embodiment, the connector comprises a boot and a housing, and the boot and housing are configured to float relative to one another.

An exchangeable optic fiber connector assembly, including a pair of optic fiber connectors and a switching structure, is provided. Each optic fiber connector has a first locking portion and a first stopping portion. The switching structure has a pair of guiding slots. The optic fiber connectors respectively pass through the guiding slots to be movable and rotatable along the corresponding guiding slots. The switching structure further has a plurality of second locking portions and a plurality of second stopping portions disposed at two opposite ends of each guiding slot. Each optic fiber connector is locked with one of the second locking portions through the first locking portion, and the second stopping portion next to the locked second locking portion is located on a moving path of the first stopping portion.