Patent ID: 8141110

Claim:
A light-source holder used to hold a light source disposed in an optical pickup, comprising: a holder main body portion; a through hole which penetrates the holder main body portion and in which a light source is fitted; a first hold portion that holds a first light source which is fitted in the through hole; and a second hold portion that holds a second light source which is a different kind of light source from the first light source and fitted in the through hole; of a first side and a second side which are opposite to each other with respect to the holder main body portion, the first hold portion is disposed on the first side, and the second hold portion is disposed on the second side; a groove portion is formed on the first and second light sources, the first holder portion is equipped with a first engagement portion that protrudes from the inner wall of the through hole and engages with the groove portion of the first light source, and the second holder portion is equipped with a second engagement portion that protrudes from the inner wall of the through hole and engages with the groove portion of the second light source, wherein the first engagement portion is rotationally offset relative to the second engagement potion with respect to an optical axis of the through hole.