Patent ID: 7789575

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an optical device comprising: a step (a) of forming an optical element array including a plurality of optical elements each including a region for light detection or emission and an electrode region in which an electrode terminal for connecting with an external circuit is formed; a step (b) of forming on the optical elements transparent members in which roughed regions are formed and each of which has a dimension in plan larger than the region for light detection or emission; and a step (c) of forming optical devices each including the optical element and the transparent member by dicing the optical element array, wherein in the step (b), each of the transparent members are formed so that the roughed region faces a region surrounding the region for light detection or emission, wherein each of the transparent members formed in the step (b) covers a region for light detection or emission and the electrode region except the electrode terminal, the step (b) includes: a step (b8) of forming non-through holes in parts of a transparent plate which corresponds to the electrode terminals; a step (b9) of forming a transparent member array by forming the roughed regions in regions where the non-through holes are formed in a face of the transparent plate where the non-through holes are formed; a step (b10) of making, after the step (b9), the transparent member array to adhere onto the optical member array so that the non-through holes are located above the electrode terminals with the face where the non-through holes are formed facing the optical elements; and a step (b11) of polishing the transparent member array up to the non-through holes, wherein in the step (c), the transparent member array is diced together with the optical element array, and wherein the depth of the non-through hole formed in the step (b8) is equal to or larger than the thickness of the transparent member formed in the step (b11).