Fiber organizer for retaining and routing optical fibers within fiber optic plug connectors, and related devices, components, and methods

A fiber organizer for a fiber optic connector comprising:

• an upper surface and a lower surface;
• a plug lens body interface comprising a plurality of upper lens body-side fiber positions and a plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions arranged in a first linear array, wherein the upper lens body-side fiber positions and the plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions define respective axes that are substantially parallel to each other and reside in a first plane;
• a cable-side interface comprising a plurality of upper cable-side fiber positions arranged in an upper linear array in a second plane proximate the upper surface and a plurality of lower cable-side fiber positions arranged in a lower linear array in a third plane proximate the lower surface, wherein the plurality of upper lens body-side fiber positions and the plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions are not collinear to at least one of the plurality of upper cable-side fiber positions and the plurality of lower cable-side fiber positions, and the first plane is not co-planar with at least one of the second plane and the third plane;
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• a plurality of optical fiber guides each extending between an individual one of the plurality of upper lens body-side fiber positions or an individual one of the plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions, and an individual one of the plurality of upper cable-side fiber positions or an individual one of the plurality of lower cable-side fiber positions, wherein each optical fiber guide of the plurality of optical fiber guides is configured to guide and retain an optical fiber.

A fiber organizer for a fiber optic connector comprising:

• an upper surface and a lower surface;
• a plug lens body interface comprising a plurality of upper lens body-side fiber positions and a plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions arranged in a first linear array;
• a cable-side interface comprising a plurality of upper cable-side fiber positions arranged in an upper linear array proximate the upper surface and a plurality of lower cable-side fiber positions arranged in a lower linear array proximate the lower surface, wherein the plurality of upper lens body-side fiber positions and the plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions are not collinear to at least one of the plurality of upper cable-side fiber positions and the plurality of lower cable-side fiber positions;
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• a plurality of optical fiber guides each extending between an individual one of the plurality of upper lens body-side fiber positions or an individual one of the plurality of lower lens body-side fiber positions, and an individual one of the plurality of upper cable-side fiber positions or an individual one of the plurality of lower cable-side fiber positions, wherein each optical fiber guide is configured to turn a direction of an optical fiber from a first direction at the plug lens body interface to a second direction at the cable-side interface.