Pull-proof fiber optic array connector

A fiber optic cable connector assembly for providing a connection of a fiber optic cable having at least one optical fiber, the connector assembly comprising:

• a transition structure having a front and a back end;
• an alignment structure releasably fastened to the front end of the transition structure, wherein the optical fiber is aligned and retained by the alignment structure, and wherein the alignment structure is movable relative to the transition structure when fastened;
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• a retention structure for retaining the optical fiber at the back end of the transition structure, wherein the retention structure comprises a substantially flat transition platform;
• wherein the transition structure comprises a recessed floor and side walls defining a chamber, and wherein the optical fiber is retained by the retention structure and the optical fiber is free to bow in said chamber, the chamber having inner dimensions sufficient to allow the optical fiber to bow without interference when the alignment structure moves relative to the transition structure.

A fiber optic ribbon cable assembly comprising:

• a connector assembly comprising:
• a connector body having a front end and a back end, wherein the connector body comprises a front wall at the front end with an upper surface and a lower surface, a substantially flat transition platform adjacent the back end, a pair of side walls tapering from the front wall to the transition platform, and a floor joining the side walls and extending from the transition platform to the lower surface of the front wall, the floor and the side walls defining a chamber sized to allow an optical fiber to bow, and
• a fiber alignment block mateable with the connector body, wherein the alignment block comprises an optical interface device surface, a fiber receiving surface with at least one alignment groove, and a connector body engagement surface;
• at least one optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is attached to the connector body at the transition platform and to the alignment block in the alignment groove;
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• a first and a second adhesive tape layer sandwiching the optical fiber and at least a portion of the connector assembly into a generally flat cable configuration.