Patent ID: 7166908

Claim:
An optical device comprising: a device substrate including an opening formed so as to extend substantially in the vertical direction with respect to a surface of the device substrate and pass through the device substrate; a translucent member provided so as to cover a first opening mouth of the opening; an optical element chip provided so as to cover a second opening mouth of the opening and including an optical element for emitting or receiving light in a surface of the optical element chip facing the translucent member; a conductive portion provided so as to have part buried in the device substrate and including first terminal portions each of which is electrically connected to the optical element and second terminal portions each of which is electrically connected to a wiring board; and an encapsulant for encapsulating an electrical connection portion of the optical element and each of the first terminal portions, wherein an outline shape of the first opening mouth is point-asymmetrical with respect to an approximate center point of the first opening mouth.