Patent ID: 8737795

Claim:
An optical fiber holder comprising: a pair of first optical fiber guides, each satisfying a condition of an allowable bend radius of an optical fiber; a second optical fiber guide configured to hold a joined portion of the optical fiber at a position between the first optical fiber guides, the second optical fiber guide satisfying the condition of the allowable bend radius of the optical fiber; and a tray configured to hold the first optical fiber guides and the second optical fiber guide, the tray having a fiber extraction opening for pulling the optical fiber onto the tray, wherein a distance from the fiber extraction opening to a fixing position of the second optical fiber guide on the tray is set smaller than a distance from the fiber extraction opening to a fixing position of the first optical fiber guides on the tray, wherein the tray has a first guide fixing member to secure the first optical fiber guides and a second guide fixing member to secure the second optical fiber guide, and wherein at least one of the pair of the first optical fiber guides has a first fitting member to fit with the first guide fixing member and the second optical fiber guide has a second fitting member to fit with the second guide fixing member.