Patent ID: 8159835

Claim:
A laser apparatus comprising: a lead frame comprising a first outer lead and a first inner lead that is connected to the first outer lead; a molded resin that has a surface, wherein the molded resin does not cover the first outer lead, covers part of the first inner lead, and leaves part of the first inner lead exposed on the surface of the molded resin; a sub-mount comprising a mounting surface and a back surface, opposite the mounting surface, wherein the mounting surface of the sub-mount faces the surface of the molded resin, and the back surface of the sub-mount is not covered with the molded resin; a laser element mounted on the mounting surface of the sub-mount, located between the surface of the molded resin and the mounting surface of the sub-mount, and electrically connected to the part of the first inner lead that is exposed on the surface of the molded resin; and an electrically conductive material bonding together part of the laser element and the part of the first inner lead that is exposed on the surface of the molded resin, wherein the part of the laser element and the part of the first inner lead that is exposed on the surface of the molded resin that are bonded together, and the mounting surface of the sub-mount and the first inner lead face each other.