This optical receptacle has the following: a first surface that includes a first optical surface and a third optical surface; a reflective surface whereby the light inputted via the first optical surface is reflected in a direction parallel to a substrate; an optical separation unit whereby the light reflected off the reflective surface is separated into monitoring light and signal light; a transmitting surface through which the signal light separated out by the optical separation unit is transmitted; a third surface that includes a second optical surface via which the signal light that has been transmitted through the transmitting surface is outputted towards the end face of the aforementioned light-transporting body; and a reflected-monitoring-light avoidance means whereby monitoring light that has reached the detection element is guide so as not to return to the abovementioned light-emitting element.