OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING JIG AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR

An optical fiber connecting jig according to one embodiment includes: a plate-shaped base mounted on the optical connector so as to cover the optical connector; a wedge portion protruding from the base and inserted into a mechanical splice; an operation portion provided respectively on both sides of the base in a width direction and protruding in the width direction from the optical connector; a pair of first engagement portions provided respectively on both sides of the base in the width direction on one side of the base in a longitudinal direction and protruding toward the optical connector; and a pair of second engagement portions provided respectively on both sides of the base in the width direction on the other side of the base in the longitudinal direction and protruding toward the optical connector.