Patent ID: 11899264
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing;
a ferrule assembly disposed at least partially inside the housing, wherein the ferrule assembly comprises:
a first outer wall;
a ferrule comprising a first end;
a flange coupled to the first end and comprising a second outer wall, wherein the second outer wall comprises a mounting hole; and
a first channel disposed inside the ferrule and the flange, wherein a guide structure is assembled at the mounting hole, and wherein the guide structure comprises:
a guide channel coupled to the first channel; and
a first light transmission hole coupled to the guide channel;

an optical fiber disposed at least partially inside the ferrule assembly, wherein the optical fiber comprises a main optical fiber and a branch optical fiber extending diagonally from the main optical fiber;
a first light transmission part disposed on the first outer wall; and
a second light transmission part disposed on the housing,
wherein a second light-transmitting hole in the second light transmission part and the first light-transmitting hole in the first light transmission part at least partially overlap to define a visible window configured for observation of light carried on the optical fiber via at least one of the main optical fiber or the branch optical fiber.