Abstract: The fiber optic connector includes a housing, a first lens, a second lens, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, an o-ring, and a clip. The housing includes a collar, a mounting portion, and a groove formed in the mounting portion. The first and second lenses, and the first and second ferrules are attached to the housing. The first and second optical fibers are attached to the first and second ferrules, respectively. The first and second lenses are in optical communication with the first and second optical fibers, respectively. The o-ring is attached to the collar. The clip is mounted to the groove formed in the mounting portion of the housing. The fiber optic connector is mountable to a back-plane of a host device.

Abstract: The device includes a body, a lens holder, a lens, a ferrule, a ferrule holder, an optical cable holder, a snap ring, and a spring. The lens holder retains the lens, and the lens holder accommodates the ferrule. The ferrule holder is mounted to the body. The spring is mounted between a spring seat of the ferrule holder and a spring seat of the optical cable holder. The snap ring is mounted to the optical cable holder so as to retain the optical cable holder to the body.

Abstract: The device includes a biconical housing, and a ferrule. The biconical housing has an aperture. The ferrule is slidably mounted in the aperture of the biconical housing.

Abstract: The device includes a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, a first transmitting optical subassembly, a second transmitting optical subassembly, a first receiving optical subassembly, a second receiving optical subassembly, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a first amount of over-molding material, and a second amount of over-molding material.

Abstract: The expanded beam, single fiber, fiber optic connector includes a lens holder, a lens, and a ferrule. The lens holder retains the lens, and the lens holder accommodates the ferrule. The lens is in optical communication with an optical fiber retained in the ferrule. The lens holder has an outside diameter that is substantially the same as the outside diameter of a ferrule of a physical contact, single fiber, fiber optic connector, such as one of an LC, SC, FC, and ST style or standard fiber optic connectors.

Abstract: The device includes a fiber optic cable, a transponder, a panel, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to a fiber optic connector of the fiber optic cable. The antenna is positioned adjacent to the panel. The transceiver is electrically connected to the antenna, the transceiver is able to activate the transponder thus enabling the transceiver to read the information deposited with the transponder. Information deposited with the transponder can include information related to the length of the fiber optic cable, information related to the industrial standard to which the fiber optic connector conforms, information related to the predetermined optical fiber grade of the optical fiber of the fiber optic cable, information related to the specific purchase date of the fiber optic cable, or information related to the warranty of the fiber optic cable.

Abstract: The expanded beam, single fiber, fiber optic connector includes a lens holder, a lens, and a ferrule. The lens holder retains the lens, and the lens holder accommodates the ferrule. The lens is in optical communication with an optical fiber retained in the ferrule. The lens holder has an outside diameter that is substantially the same as the outside diameter of a ferrule of a physical contact, single fiber, fiber optic connector, such as one of an LC, SC, FC, and ST style or standard fiber optic connectors.

Abstract: The fiber optic connector includes a housing, a first lens, a second lens, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, an o-ring, and a clip. The housing includes a collar, a mounting portion, and a groove formed in the mounting portion. The first and second lenses, and the first and second ferrules are attached to the housing. The first and second optical fibers are attached to the first and second ferrules, respectively. The first and second lenses are in optical communication with the first and second optical fibers, respectively. The o-ring is attached to the collar. The clip is mounted to the groove formed in the mounting portion of the housing. The fiber optic connector is mountable to a back-plane of a host device.

Abstract: The device includes a biconical housing, and a ferrule. The biconical housing has an aperture. The ferrule is slidably mounted in the aperture of the biconical housing.

Abstract: The fiber optic buildout converter includes a housing, a first fiber optic connector, and a second fiber optic connector. The housing has a first end and a second end. The first fiber optic connector is located near the first end of the housing, and the first fiber optic connector has a first interface style. The second fiber optic connector is located near the second end of the housing, and the second fiber optic connector has a second interface style. The second interface style of the second fiber optic connector is different that the first interface style of the first fiber optic connector. Furthermore, the second fiber optic connector is in optical communication with the first fiber optic connector.

Abstract: The device includes a fiber optic cable, a transponder, a media converter, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to the fiber optic cable. The media converter is mountable to a bulkhead. The antenna is attached to the media converter. The transceiver is electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna.

Abstract: The active bulkhead transceiver includes a housing, an insert body, a keying cap, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a transmitting optical subassembly, a receiving optical subassembly, an electrical connector, a substrate, a cover, and a panel nut. The housing includes seating surface, an aperture, a first thread form, and a second thread form. The panel nut has a thread form, and a seating surface. The thread form of the panel nut is complimentary to one of the thread forms of the housing so that the panel nut is removeably mountable on the housing.

Abstract: The device includes a connector, a transponder, an optical test unit, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to the connector. The antenna is attached to the optical test unit. The transceiver is electrically connected to the antenna. When the connector is attached to the optical test unit and the optical test unit performs diagnostic testing on the connector and its associated optical fiber, the results or data of the diagnostic testing are stored in the optical test unit for later downloading from the optical test unit to the transponder. The test data can include attenuation loss, insertion loss, and back reflection test data. Once the connector is connected to a host device, the data associated with the specific connector can uploaded from the transponder to the host device.

Abstract: The fiber optic connector includes a bulkhead connector housing, an expanded beam insert body, ferrules, ball lenses, focal length spacers, and a mating plane adapter. The expanded beam insert body is mounted to the bulkhead connector housing. The ferrules, ball lenses, and focal length spacers are mounted on the expanded beam insert body. The mating plane adapter is mountable to the bulkhead connector housing.

Abstract: A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.