Patent ID: 6711186
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G02B,H01L,H01S

Abstract:
An optical module comprising:a surface light emitting element; a light path converting reflective body formed from single-crystal silicon, and having an inclined face on which a light-reflecting film is formed; a lower substrate on which a low-position surface and a high-position surface that have different heights are formed; and an upper substrate in which a groove is formed; wherein said surface light emitting element and said light path converting reflective body are optically coupled such that light emitted from said surface light emitting element is subjected to a light path conversion by said light-reflecting film on said inclined face; wherein said surface light emitting element is in a groove and below said light path converting reflective body; wherein said surface light emitting element is disposed on said low-position surface, said light path converting reflective body is disposed on said high-position surface, a light-transmitting body is disposed in said groove, and said upper substrate is joined to said lower substrate so that the light from said surface light emitting element, the light path of which has been converted by said light path converting reflective body, is caused to incident on said light-transmitting body.