Patent ID: 8382384

Claim:
An optical module mounting unit for mounting an optical module including an optical element to be optically coupled to an optical waveguide on an electronic substrate, the optical module mounting unit comprising: a module housing body including an electrical connection section for electrically connecting the electronic substrate and the optical module to each other and a housing section for housing the optical module, the module housing body being mounted on the electronic substrate in such a manner that an electrical connection terminal of the electronic substrate and the electrical connection section are connected to each other; and a fixing member for maintaining a state in which an electrical connection terminal of the optical module has contact with the electrical connection section in the module housing body, wherein the optical module emits a light from an opposite side of the electrical connection terminal, the fixing member is a lid-like pressing member that is mounted on an upper surface of the module housing body, the fixing member including an aperture at a position opposed to a ferrule of the optical module, having a role to fix the optical module by applying pressure to a top surface of the optical module towards an electronic substrate side, and including an optical connector housing section, including the aperture, that houses an optical connector provided with the optical waveguide, the optical connector is configured to be connected to the optical module at the aperture of the fixing member, the optical module is housed in the housing section and is fixed in a removable manner by the fixing member, and the optical waveguide and the optical element are configured to be optically coupled to each other in a state in which the optical module is fixed.