Guide pin (also known as male pin) plays a crucial role in ensuring precise alignment and secure mating between MT ferrule connectors. It’s also referred to as male pins due to their protruding structure that fits into corresponding holes on the opposing connector.

Guide pins are primarily utilized in connectors like MPO (Multi-Fiber Push-On), where multiple fibers need to be precisely aligned and mated simultaneously. It helps to guide the connectors into proper alignment during the mating process. This alignment is crucial for maintaining low insertion loss and high signal integrity in fiber optic systems.

There are different shape of pin clamps to fit for varying devices requirements.