OPTICAL CONNECTOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical connector having excellent assembly work property.SOLUTION: An optical connector 11 is connected to the end part of an optical fiber cable 12 in which an optical fiber element wire 15 is coated by a coating part 16 having tensile strength fiber 18. The optical connector 11 includes: a ferrule 61 that is fixed at the end part of the optical fiber element wire 15 exposed from the coating part 16; a caulking sleeve 71 through which the optical fiber element wire 15 passes and on which the coating part 16 is fixed; and a housing 21 by which the ferrule 61 and caulking sleeve 71 are held. The housing 21 includes an accommodation recess part 24d whose side is opened. The caulking sleeve 71 includes a flange part 74 capable of being accommodated by being slid from the side of the housing 21 to the accommodation recess part 24d.