Ferrule holder for miniature mt ferrule and adapter interface for mating with fiber optic connectors

A fiber optic ferrule holder comprising:

• a body with a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a top side, and a bottom side opposite the top side;
• a central opening in the body defined at least in part by the first side, the second side, the top side, and the bottom side;
• a first holder extension extending longitudinally and forward of first side and a second holder extension extending longitudinally and forward of second side, each of the first holder extension and the second holder extension including a rear stop surface configured to engage a respective ferrule stop surface on a fiber optic ferrule, wherein the ferrule holder includes a fiber slot through which a plurality of optical fibers are disposed within the central opening;
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• a pair of guide pin stops within the central opening and engageable with the guide pins of the fiber optic ferrule.

A combination of a fiber optic ferrule and a fiber optic ferrule holder comprising:

• a fiber optic ferrule including a pair of guide pins movable between a non-mating position and a mating position via a spring mechanism, the fiber optic ferrule including a top cut-out on a top portion and a bottom cut-out on a bottom portion of the fiber optic ferrule, each of the top cut-out and the bottom cut-out having with a ferrule stop surface associated therewith;
• a ferrule holder having a body with a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a top side, and a bottom side opposite the top side, a central opening in the body defined at least in part by the first side, the second side, the top side, and the bottom side;
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• a first holder extension extending longitudinally and forward of the first side and a second holder extension extending longitudinally and forward of the second side, each of the first holder extension and the second holder extension including a rear stop surface configured to engage a respective ferrule stop surface on the fiber optic ferrule;
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• a pair of guide pin stops within the central opening and engageable with a rear portion of the guide pins of the fiber optic ferrule.