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1. An adapter, comprising:
a housing having a first connector mating portion and a second connector mating portion, the housing having a first opening in a first end of the first connector mating portion, the first opening arranged to receive a first optical connector, a second opening in a first end of the second connector mating portion, the second opening opposed to the first opening and arranged to receive a second optical connector, the housing forming a third opening arranged between the first connector mating portion and the second connector mating portion, the third opening traversing the housing; a holder coupled along a first surface of the housing, the holder arranged to provide a supply of a flexible material through the third opening, the flexible material having an index of refraction that approximates that of the optical medium in the first and second optical connectors; and a structure coupled along a second surface of the housing, the second surface opposed to the first surface, the structure arranged to support an end portion of the flexible material. |