A prism 11 is formed which has a first face 11a opposing an end face of an
optical fiber 21 and receiving a light-to-be-received from the optical
fiber, second and third faces 11b and 11c adjoining opposite ends of the
first face 11a at right angles and opposing each other, a fourth face 11d
for reflecting the light-to-be-received from the face 11a toward the face
11b, and a fifth face 11e reflecting a light-to-be-transmitted as
projected from a light source through the face 11c toward the face 11a.
First and second light-to-be-received converging lenses 12 and 13 are
disposed on the faces 11a and 11b of the prism 11 and first and second
light-to-be-transmitted converging lenses 14 and 15 are disposed on the
faces 11a and 11c. The tilt angles .beta.1 and .beta.2 of the faces 11d
and 11e with respect to the optical fiber axis 21a are less than
45.degree.. With this configuration, if the light-to-be-received enters
the light-receiving element 22 and the light-emitting element 23 and is
reflected by these elements, such reflected light is prevented from
returning back into the optical fiber whereby occurrence of far-end
crosstalk can be suppressed.