Patent ID: 7921436

Claim:
An optical device integrated head comprising a slider, a submount mounted on the slider, and a semiconductor optical device mounted on the submount, wherein the semiconductor optical device has a first cladding layer disposed above a semiconductor substrate, an active layer formed on the first cladding layer, a second cladding layer formed on the active layer, and an inclined surface disposed to at least one edge of the semiconductor optical device in adjacent with the active layer or being positioned to the vicinity thereof, the inclined surface is provided with a mirror portion having an inclination for reflecting the output light from the active layer to a first main surface of the submount, the submount has a structure or a structural body of allowing a light to pass through the submount from the first main surface of the submount situated on the side in contact with the semiconductor optical device to a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, the slider has an optical waveguide disposed being passed through the slider such that a light outputted from the structure or the structural body for allowing the light to pass therethrough is passed in the direction of the thickness of the slider, the structure or the structural body for allowing the light to pass therethrough has a lens, and the slider is fixed to the second main surface of the submount such that the optical axis of the optical waveguide is substantially aligned with the optical axis of the output light reflected by the mirror portion.