Patent attributes
An optical connector includes a first connector portion having a first optical fiber, a second connector portion having a second optical fiber, and an aligning part. The second connector portion includes a fitting recessed portion in which the first connector portion is fitted. The second connector portion is joined closely in a direction orthogonal to axes of the first and second optical fibers by the first connector portion. The aligning part includes side walls of the fitting recessed portion gradually closing to each other in a fitting direction of the first connector portion to the fitting recessed portion, and side surfaces of the first connector portion inclined at the same inclination angle as the side walls of the fitting recessed portion.