Optical connector and its manufacturing method

Abstract

The present disclosure has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object is to provide a multi-core optical connector that does not need to increase a spring pressing force even when the number of cores to be connected increases. The present disclosure is an optical connector including: a ferrule that holds a plurality of optical fibers in a state where end faces of the plurality of optical fibers are arranged on the same plane; and a refractive index matching portion that is deformable, in close contact with the end faces of the plurality of optical fibers arranged on the ferrule, and performs matching of a refractive index with the plurality of optical fibers.

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