Duplex optical communication device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a duplex or bidirectional optical communication device improved in its total light coupling efficiency.
According to the invention, there is provided a duplex optical communication device having a transmission module unit with a light emitting element and a lens confronting the light emitting surface of said light emitting element, a reception module unit with a light receiving element and a lens confronting the light receiving surface of said light receiving element, a connector receptacle for holding said transmission module unit and said reception module unit, and a connector plug which may be fitted into said connector receptacle and is provided with transmission and reception optical fiber, wherein, the distance from the end face of said transmission optical fiber confronting said light emitting element to said lens in said transmission module unit is substantially equal to the imaging length given as the focal length of said lens in said transmission module unit and the distance between the light emitting surface of said light emitting element and said lens of said transmission module unit; and wherein the distance from the end face of said reception optical fiber confronting said light receiving element to said lens in said reception module unit is substantially equal to or less than the focal length of said lens in said reception module unit.