Patent ID: 6488415
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical module comprising:a substrate having a plurality of grooves; an optical waveguide layer formed on said substrate, said optical waveguide layer including a plurality of optical waveguide cores having a plurality of first ends respectively aligned with said grooves, and an optical waveguide cladding covering said optical waveguide cores; and a connector assembly including a block having a plurality of through holes, a plurality of optical fibers inserted and fixed in said through holes, respectively, and a plurality of guide pins fixed to said block, said block having a flat cut portion for semicylindrically exposing a part of each of said optical fibers inserted and fixed in said through holes; wherein said block is fixed at said flat cut portion to said substrate so that said parts of said optical fibers exposed to said flat cut portion are inserted into said grooves of said substrate until front ends of said optical fibers abut against said first ends of said optical waveguide cores, respectively.