Fiber-optic connectors and related methods

Fiber-optic connectors and methods for coupling optical fibers via the fiber-optic connectors are disclosed. Once such fiber-optic connector includes: 1) a socket (120) having a tunnel (121) extending through a portion of the socket, the tunnel having first opening through a first socket surface and a second opening through a second socket surface, the first surface being opposed to the second surface, 2) a first plug (110) having a first prong (112) that is configured to support a portion of a first optical fiber (130-1), and that is configured to be inserted with the portion of the first optical fiber into the first opening, and 3) a second plug having a second prong that is configured to support a protion of a second optical fiber (130-2), and that is configured to be inserted with the portion of the second optical fiber into the second opening.