Optical processing apparatus, optical connector

An optical processing apparatus comprising:

• a circuit board including a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area being arranged in a direction of an axis;
• a semiconductor device having an optical coupling element, the semiconductor device being disposed on the first area of the circuit board;
• an optical connector including a holder and an optical fiber, the optical connector being supported by the second area of the circuit board and a principal face of the semiconductor device;
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• a supporting base having a thickness smaller than that of the semiconductor device,
• the holder including a first holder part and a second holder part,
• the supporting base being disposed between the second area of the circuit board and the second holder part of the optical connector,
• the optical fiber including a first optical fiber portion and a second optical fiber portion, the first optical fiber portion being supported by the first holder part so as to extend in the direction of the axis, and the second optical fiber portion being held by the first holder part and the second holder part,
• the first optical fiber portion having a cladding face and a tip end, the cladding face extending along a first reference plane, the first reference plane extending in the direction of the axis,
• the cladding face being positioned with respect to the optical coupling element and being apart from the principal face of the semiconductor device.