Optical connector, optical fiber incorporating method, and electronic information equipment

An optical fiber incorporating method comprising:

• inserting optical fibers into associated fiber guide holes of an optical connector through an internal space of the optical connector, the optical fibers having cut ends having been cut collectively;
• holding the optical fibers in the fiber guide holes, the optical fibers being retracted behind a contact face of the optical connector in a disconnected state of the optical fibers;
• and
• deforming the internal space of the optical connector to cause the optical fibers to move forward relative to the contact face of the optical connector, while allowing the optical fibers with surplus lengths to bend in the internal space, when the optical connector is connected to a counterpart connector.

Electronic information equipment comprising:

• a board having an optical propagation path;
• one or more electronic-device mounting boards attached to the board;
• and
• one or more optical connectors to optically connect between the electronic-device mounting boards and the board,
• wherein the optical connector comprises:
• a fiber holder with guide holes for guiding optical fibers;
• a space communicating with the guide holes and to accommodate the optical fibers;
• and
• a deformable member that forms at least a part of the fiber holder and causes the space to deform or displace to allow a part or all of the optical fibers to bend in the space.