Patent ID: 8858093

Claim:
An optical connector, comprising: a jumper comprising a first side surface and a second side surface facing away from the first side surface, the jumper comprising a locating flange perpendicularly extending from the first side surface, the locating flange comprising a first vertical surface substantially parallel with the first side surface, the jumper defining at least two receiving holes running through the first side surface, the second side surface and the first vertical surface; at least two optical fibers, each of the at least two optical fibers receiving in a respective one of the at least two receiving holes; and an optical-electric coupling element comprising a third side surface, the optical-electric coupling element defining a locating cavity in the third side surface, the shape and the size of the locating cavity respectively corresponding with the shape and the size of the locating flange, the locating cavity comprising a second vertical surface, the second vertical surface forming at least two first coupling lenses, the locating cavity also comprising an upper sidewall and a lower sidewall opposite to the upper sidewall, the upper sidewall defining an opening, the second vertical surface substantially perpendicular to the upper sidewall, the locating flange inserted into the locating cavity as a pinch fit to firmly attach the jumper into the optical-electric coupling element, with each of the at least two first coupling lenses being aligned with a respective one of the at least two optical fibers.