Optical connector with sloped surface

1. An optical connector, comprising:

a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a supporting surface, at least one laser diode, and at least one photo diode, the at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode positioned on the supporting surface;

an optical-electric coupling element positioned on the PCB and receiving the at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode, the optical-electric coupling element comprising at least two first coupling lenses, all of the at least two first coupling lenses being convex lenses and integrally formed with the optical-electric coupling element, each of the at least two first coupling lenses aligning with a respective one of the at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode, the optical-electric coupling element comprising an upper surface, a lower surface facing away from the upper surface, a first external sidewall, and a second external sidewall facing away from the first external sidewall, and a sloped surface extending from the upper surface toward the second external sidewall, the upper surface and the sloped surface forming an angle therebetween, the optical-electric coupling element defining a stepped receiving cavity in the first external sidewall, the optical-electric coupling element comprising at least two second coupling lenses on a bottom surface of the stepped receiving cavity;

a jumper detachably received in the stepped receiving cavity, and defining at least two receiving holes; and

at least two optical fibers, each of the at least two optical fibers received in a respective one of the at least two receiving holes and aligned with a respective one of the least two second coupling lenses.

2. The optical connector of claim 1 , wherein the optical-electric coupling element defines a first cavity in the lower surface, the at least two first coupling lenses are positioned on a bottom portion of the first cavity, and the lower surface is positioned on the supporting surface.

3. The optical connector of claim 1 , wherein the upper surface is substantially parallel with the lower surface, the first external sidewall is substantially parallel with the second external sidewall, and the lower surface perpendicularly connects to both the first external sidewall and the second external sidewall.

4. The optical connector of claim 1 , wherein all of the at least two second coupling lenses are convex lenses and integrally formed with the optical-electric coupling element.

5. The optical connector of claim 1 , wherein the angle is about 45 degrees.

6. The optical connector of claim 5 , wherein an angle between an optical axis of each first coupling lens and the sloped surface is about 45 degrees, and an angle between an optical axis of each second coupling lens and the sloped surface is also about 45 degrees.

7. The optical connector of claim 1 , wherein the at least two optical fibers are positioned above and substantially parallel with the PCB.

8. The optical connector of claim 1 , wherein the stepped receiving cavity comprises a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity communicating with the first receiving cavity, both the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity are rectangular in shape, a width of the first receiving cavity is smaller than a width of the second receiving cavity, whereby a stepped surface is formed between the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity, and the stepped surface touches the jumper.

9. The optical connector of claim 8 , wherein a distance between the stepped surface and the bottom surface is greater than a thickness of each second coupling lens, and each second coupling lens and the stepped surface are spaced by a distance.

10. The optical connector of claim 9 , wherein a shape and a size of the jumper are respectively corresponding with a shape and a size of the second receiving cavity, the jumper is detachably received in the second receiving cavity, and the insertion of the jumper is limited by the stepped surface.