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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Hiroshi Sameshima, Nara, JP;
Takayoshi Koike, Hirakata, JP;
Naru Yasuda, Uji, JP;
Hayami Hosokawa, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroto Nozawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Sameshima, Nara, JP;
Takayoshi Koike, Hirakata, JP;
Naru Yasuda, Uji, JP;
Hayami Hosokawa, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroto Nozawa, Yokohama, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An optical module () including a light receiving/emitting element () for transmitting or receiving an optical signal, an optical waveguide () having a core part made of a material with translucency and a clad part made of a material having an index of refraction different from an index of refraction of the core part for optically coupling with the light receiving/emitting element () and transmitting the optical signal, and a package () for accommodating at least one end including an entrance/exit port () of the optical signal in the optical waveguide () and the light receiving/emitting element (); wherein a surface on a side facing a bottom plate mounted with the light receiving/emitting element () in the package () at the end of the optical waveguide () accommodated in the package () is configured by a first region including a portion projected into a space inside the package (), and a second region different from the first region; and the package () includes a supporting part () for supporting one part of at least one side of the surface forming the first region in the first region, and supporting one part of at least two sides of the surface forming the second region in the second region.