Patent ID: 7915801

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an optical element, comprising the steps of: preparing a mold having a top surface and at least one concave portion for molding a first resin into an optical member in a predetermined shape; preparing a plate-like member for positioning of the optical member relative to a light emitting element that is fixed to a surface of an element substrate, the plate-like member being made of a second resin and defining at least one through-hole in a respective part of the plate-like member; disposing the plate-like member on the top surface of the mold so that the at least one through-hole faces a corresponding concave portion and forms, with the concave portion, a respective at least one space; introducing a liquid precursor of the first resin into the at least one space such that the liquid precursor fills the respective concave portions and contacts at least a part of the plate-like member in the space; while maintaining contact of the liquid precursor with the plate-like member, polymerizing the liquid precursor into the first resin to form at least one optical member of the first resin; and integratedly removing, from the mold, the plate-like member and the at least one optical member to obtain at least one optical element.