Patent ID: 9581775
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An optical receptacle comprising: a fiber stub including a sleeve holding a portion of the fiber stub; a holder holding a portion of the fiber stub on an opposite side to a side that is held by the sleeve; and an accommodation unit provided at a position at which the accommodation unit accommodates at least a portion of the fiber stub and the sleeve therein, an end surface of the fiber stub being formed as a convex spherical surface inclined with a specific angle with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to a center axis of the optical fiber, the end surface being configured to be optically connected to a plug ferrule to be inserted into the sleeve, and the holder being provided with a positioning unit controlling an inclined direction of the end surface of the fiber stub, and wherein the positioning unit does not prevent movement of the holder and the accommodation unit relative to each other.