Patent ID: 7254300

Claim:
An optical module comprising: a semiconductor optical device; an optical fiber optically coupled to the semiconductor optical device; a ferrule for holding the optical fiber; a mounting component for mounting the semiconductor optical device and having a first support groove for supporting the ferrule and a second support groove for supporting the optical fiber; and a resin body for fixing the optical fiber to the mounting component; wherein the mounting component comprises a principal plane extending along a predetermined plane, wherein the first and second support grooves are sequentially arranged in a direction of a predetermined axis, and wherein the first support groove has a predetermined depth on the principal plane, wherein the second support groove has one end and another end, the one end being connected to the first support groove, wherein the second support groove has a depth decreasing from the one end toward the other end, and wherein in the second support groove, the optical fiber has a portion inclined relative to the predetermined plane and extending along a substantially straight line such that an end face of the optical fiber forms an angle in the range of 4° to 12° with an end face of the optical device, the portion of the optical fiber being fixed to the mounting component by the resin body.