Optical transmission component and production method thereof

Abstract

An aspect according to the invention provides a method of producing an optical transmission component in which peel-off and a bubble are not generated within a keeping temperature range in a bonding agent with which a space between an optical function portion and an end face of an optical transmission line is filled while a holder portion for holding the optical transmission line such as an optical fiber and the optical function portion such as a lens array are integrally molded. An optical function array is disposed across the space from a fiber holder, and the optical function array including lenses and a lower-side holder portion are integrally molded by a transparent resin. Fiber cores are placed in V-shape grooves of the lower-side holder portion, and an upper-side holder portion is put on the fiber cores. End faces of the fiber cores face the space, and the space is filled with the bonding agent. When a linear expansion coefficient of the bonding agent is smaller (or larger) than the linear expansion coefficient of the connection portion that connects the optical function array and the lower-side holder portion, the bonding agent is cured at an atmosphere temperature higher than an upper limit (or lower than a lower limit) of a keeping temperature of the optical transmission component.