Patent ID: 9658410
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G01B,G02B

Claim:
1. An optical connector comprising: a ferrule on an end surface of the optical connector, wherein: the optical connector contains a fiber connection structure which optically connects a multi-core fiber having plural cores at predetermined intervals with a bundle structure having plural optical fibers bundled, the fiber connection structure is accommodated in the optical connector, an end of the bundle structure is connected to the multi-core fiber, and the end of the multi-core fiber is exposed on an end surface of the optical connector; the ferrule comprises: the multi-core fiber is inserted into the first capillary, the bundle structure is inserted into the second capillary, the second capillary is a cylindrical member which has a hole inside, the plural optical fibers are inserted into the hole in a bundled state, covers of ends of the plural optical fibers are removed, and a boundary between the portion where the covers of the plural optical fibers are removed and a portion having the covers is disposed inside the second capillary.