Patent ID: 7102738

Claim:
An inspection board for use in inspecting a plurality of optical modules each having an optical fiber, for at least one of optical characteristics and electrical characteristics thereof, said inspection board comprising: a main body having a principal surface; a fitting part located on a first region of the principal surface of the main body, for detachably fitting the plurality of optical modules; a redundant length handling part located on a second region of the principal surface of the main body, for preventing redundant-length portions of a plurality of optical fibers from being tangled; and an array part located on the main body for arranging optical connectors in one direction, each connector being attached to an end of each of the optical fibers, such that light emitting end faces of the optical connectors are exposed and face away from the second region of the principal surface, wherein the redundant length handling part includes a plurality of catching members set up on the main body for individually coiling the redundant-length portions of the optical fibers therearound, and a partition plate having openings through which an upper portion of each of the catching members projects.