An optical communication device is provided that includes a flex-rigid
substrate including a flexible substrate provided with an electric
wiring, and a pair of rigid sections provided on both sides of the
flexible substrate. The pair of rigid sections each includes a lamination
formed of a conductive circuit and an insulating layer. The optical
communication device also includes optical communication means made of a
flexible material and having both end faces substantially perpendicular
to its optical path of transmitting, and a pair of optical elements
having their respective optical functional portions that are mounted on
the rigid sections of the flex-rigid substrate. Both end portions of the
optical communication means are disposed and fixed on the rigid sections,
and at least one of the end faces is optically coupled with at least one
of the optical functional portions of the optical elements through a
coupling optical element.