Patent ID: 7186036

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an optical module having an optical element and a supporting member that supports one end of an optical path, disposed opposite to each other through a light-transmissive resin film, the method for manufacturing an optical module comprising: a first step of attaching a plurality of the optical elements to one surface of the light-transmissive resin film; a second step of detecting a position of each of the optical elements by conducting an image recognition processing through imaging each of the optical elements through the light-transmissive resin film from the side of another surface of the light-transmissive resin film; a third step of attaching a plurality of the supporting members on the other surface of the light-transmissive resin film while adjusting an attaching position thereof by using each of the positions of the optical elements detected in the second step as a reference; and a fourth step of obtaining a plurality of the optical modules through cutting the light-transmissive resin film in predetermined regions each including a pair of the optical element and the supporting member.