Patent ID: 8870470
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An optical module, comprising: a substrate; an optical device comprising a surface-emitting element or a surface-receiving element mounted on a surface of the substrate with a light-emitting portion or a light-receiving portion located to face the surface of the substrate; an optical fiber disposed parallel to the surface of the substrate, and in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a mirror provided to face the light-emitting portion or the light-receiving portion of the optical device and a tip of the optical fiber, and optically connect the optical device and the optical fiber; an optical fiber receiving groove provided in the surface of the substrate to receive the optical fiber, a width of the mirror being greater than a width of the optical fiber receiving groove; and reflecting portions provided around an edge at a mirror side end of the optical fiber receiving groove, to reflect incident light from the mirror facing the edge back to the mirror.