OPTICAL WIRING DEVICE, ITS DRIVING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical connector device which includes a connector and waveguide for optical interconnection containing an optical element, may be reduced in cost and facilitates handling. SOLUTION: This device has an electrical conector part 7 which is attachable and detachable to and from outside, a light transmission means 3 which is capable of transmitting a light signal and an optical element 11 for photoelectric conversion. The optical element 11 consists of and is integrated with at least either of light emitting elements which are connected by the conductive parts 9 of the electrical conector part 7 and are modulated by electric signals and light receiving elements which convert the light signals transmitted by the light transmission means 3 into the electric signals for connection to the conductive parts 9 of the electrical conector part 7. The optical element 11 is so aligned and fixed to be optically coupled to the light transmission means 3.