Patent ID: 8641299

Claim:
An optical connector, comprising: an optical element to be optically connected to an optical fiber; and an optical component, the optical component being a monolithically molded article of a transparent material, the optical component including a board attachment part into which a circuit board including a flat surface on which the optical element is provided is inserted, wherein the board attachment part includes a step part that is in contact with the flat surface of the circuit board; a ferrule attachment part which a ferrule having the optical fiber connected thereto is to be inserted in and attached to; and a light guide wall that separates the board attachment part and the ferrule attachment part and includes a lens that faces the optical fiber when the ferrule is attached to the ferrule attachment part, wherein a position of the optical element relative to the optical fiber is fixed when the ferrule is attached to the ferrule attachment part, the optical element is fixed to the optical component by the insertion of the circuit board into the board attachment part, and the optical element is positioned inside a space defined by the step part, the flat surface of the circuit board, and the light guide wall.