Patent ID: 7104705

Claim:
An optical connector made of insulating synthetic resin, and having a housing which receives both optical transmitting and receiving modules, said optical connector comprising: a module case made of insulating synthetic resin, and receiving said optical transmitting and receiving modules; and a conductive shield case, made of sheet metal, having a box-like shape, and receiving only said module case through an opening thereof, said conductive shield case being attached to said housing; wherein said shield case includes a first holder to receive one of said optical transmitting and receiving modules, a second holder to receive the other one of said optical transmitting and receiving modules, and a partition wall arranged between the first and second holders to partition said holders, and a part of one sheet of said sheet metal forming the first holder and a part of the other sheet of said sheet metal forming the second holder overlap with each other, so as to prevent electrical noise generated by the optical transmitting and receiving modules from being emitted outward.