<p>Provided is an optical connector which is capable of positioning a collimator lens and an optical fiber with high accuracy without any complicated assembly steps. The optical connector (10) has: a holding member (11) configured to have an accommodating portion formed at an end thereof for accommodating a collimator lens (12) and have an insertion hole formed at an opposite end thereof for inserting an optical fiber (13); and a resin joint (14) configured to have a first insertion hole formed at an end thereof for inserting the holding member (11) and have a second insertion hole formed at an opposite end thereof for inserting the optical fiber (13). The collimator lens (12) and the optical fiber (13) are positioned by making at least one of the collimator lens (12) and an end surface of the optical fiber (13) abut against a recess formed in the holding member (11) near the accommodating portion. The resin joint (14) has a fixing portion formed therein for fixing a part of the optical fiber (13) positioned in the holding member (11) inserted via the first insertion hole into the resin joint, the part being exposed from the holding member (11).</p>
