Patent ID: 8967886
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector, comprising: a substrate; and a lens element comprising a first bottom surface contacting with the substrate, an upper surface opposite to the first bottom surface, and a front surface perpendicular to the first bottom surface and the upper surface, the lens element defining a receiving recess in the bottom surface, and a positioning space in an intersecting portion of the upper surface and the front surface, the receiving recess comprising a second bottom surface, the lens element comprising a plurality of transparent internal lenses formed on the second bottom surface, the positioning space having a sidewall that is substantially parallel with the front surface, the lens element comprising a plurality of transparent external lenses formed in the sidewall, the lens element defining a slot in the upper surface, the slot having a reflective surface positioned adjacent to the sidewall and slanting in relation to the sidewall, and each of the transparent external lens optical aligned with one of the transparent internal lenses via the reflective surface.