Patent ID: 9638860
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An optical coupling member comprising: an optical fiber having an end face; a holding member having a protruding portion and a holding portion that holds the optical fiber inserted at an insertion hole formed at one end of the holding member; and a lens accommodated in an accommodation section formed at the other end of the holding member, wherein the protruding portion is formed on an inner surface of the holding member in the vicinity of the accommodation section thereof, the protruding portion and the holding portion constituting a single component, wherein the protruding portion includes a first tapered surface provided at a position facing the lens, and a second tapered surface provided on the opposite side of the protruding portion with respect to the first tapered surface and disposed at a position facing the optical fiber, and wherein the optical fiber and the lens are arranged so that positioning of at least the optical fiber is carried out by bringing the end face of the optical fiber into contact with the second tapered surface of the protruding portion.