Patent ID: 8169875

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an optical pickup device comprising: a preparing step of preparing: an optical pickup case, a holder configured to hold at least one of a laser diode and a light-receiving element, and configured to have a penetration structure on a bonding surface facing the optical pickup case, the penetration structure configured so as to be penetrated up to a surface other than the bonding surface, and an ultraviolet cure adhesive, either with or without a thermally-conductive filler, disposed between the holder and the optical pickup case; a first curing step of irradiating ultraviolet light to an inner portion of said ultraviolet cure adhesive through said penetration structure provided in said holder, so as to cure an inner portion of said ultraviolet cure adhesive without curing an outer portion of said ultraviolet cure adhesive; and a second curing step performed after said first curing step, of curing an outer portion of said ultraviolet cure adhesive which was not cured in the first curing step.