OPTICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS WHICH HAS A SHUTTER AND WHICH CAN BE DESIGNED TO BE SMALL IN SIZE

摘要

In an optical connection apparatus for use in optical connection, a shutter is held by a housing defining an optical axis of the optical connection. The shutter is formed by a single sheet of plate material and includes a plate-like light shielding portion positioned to cross the optical axis and a held portion held by the housing. The shielding portion has a width in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The held portion is shifted in position with respect to the light shielding portion in the direction of the width of the shielding portion.