Patent ID: 8690457

Claim:
An optical connector for electrically connecting to a mainboard of an external electronic device, the optical connector comprising: a base having at least one first slot formed on a front surface thereof, a receiving space being defined in the base, a tunnel being formed for communicating the receiving space and the first slot, a circuit board arranged in the receiving space; at least one optical component arranged in the receiving space and electrically connected to the circuit board, the optical component having an optical receiving portion, the position of the optical receiving portion corresponding to the tunnel; a signal transforming integrated circuit arranged in the receiving space and electrically connected to the circuit board and used for transforming the received optical signal into an electronic signal; a plurality of connecting terminals arranged in the receiving space, one end of each of the connecting terminals being electrically connected to the circuit board and the other end thereof protruding out from the base and electrically connecting to the mainboard for transmitting the electronic signal to the mainboard; wherein the first slot is used for inserting with an external wire, and the optical receiving portion of the optical component receives the optical signal from the external wire through the tunnel.