Patent ID: 9250397
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. An optical connector comprising: a connector body; an enclosure that is a slit-shaped hole formed from one surface of the connector body into the connector body, and accommodates a sheet-like optical waveguide with a tip of the optical waveguide abutting against a bottom of the hole; a pressing section that is provided on a first surface of the enclosure facing a sheet surface of the enclosed optical waveguide, and presses the enclosed optical waveguide toward a second surface of the enclosure facing the first surface so as to bring the enclosed optical waveguide into contact with the second surface; and a plurality of micro-lenses provided on a second surface of the connector body opposite to the bottom of the hole, and aligned along a plane parallel to the second surface of the enclosure.