| 摘要 |
In an optical connector mounted in an optical transmitting gear to transmit an input signal after conversion to an optical signal, there are provided a detecting circuit for detecting the state of the input signal and a control circuit for controlling the power supply to a drive circuit for a light emitting element in accordance with the result of detection by the detecting circuit. On detecting the absence of the input signal by the detecting circuit, the control circuit cuts off or suppresses the power supply to the drive circuit-this permits reduction of power consumption while no optical transmission is performed (that is, when the optical transmitting gear is not in use). |
