Abstract: This optical receptacle has: a first optical surface on which light emitted from a photoelectric conversion element is incident; a second optical surface for emitting the light incident on the first optical surface to an end surface of an optical transmission body; a light separating part for separating the light incident on the first optical surface into signal light oriented toward the end surface of the optical transmission body and monitor light oriented toward a detection element so as to proceed in a direction substantially opposite to the progress direction of the signal light; and a third optical surface for emitting the monitor light separated by the light separating part toward the detection element. The entire optical path between the first optical surface and the second optical surface is positioned inside the optical receptacle.

Abstract: The optical receptacle according to the present invention has a first optical element and a second optical element. The first optical element and the second optical element are coupled to each other via a first fitting part of the first optical element and a second fitting part of the second optical element. The first optical element has a first optical surface and a second optical surface. The second optical element has a third optical surface, a fourth optical surface and a light-separating part.

Abstract: The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide: an optical receptacle that can be easily positioned with a photoelectric converter having a light-emitting element and a detection element. In order to solve the problem, an optical receptacle is provided, said optical receptacle being positioned between a light transmission medium and a photoelectric converter having a substrate, a photoelectric conversion element and a detection element, and the purpose of the optical receptacle being to optically couple the photoelectric conversion element and the end surface of the light transmission medium. The optical receptacle comprises a filter, a holding member for holding the filter, and a receptacle body. In the optical receptacle the holding member and the receptacle body are separate bodies, and the filter reflects towards the detection element side, as monitor light, part of the light emitted from the photoelectric conversion element, and transmits the remainder as signal light.

Abstract: Provided is an optical receptacle (140) having an installation plane (141), an optical plane, and a reference plane (147). An inclination angle of the reference plane (147) with respect to the installation plane (141) is smaller than an inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the installation plane (141). Then, a first inclination angle ?1 that is the inclination angle of the reference plane (147) with respect to the installation plane (141) and a second inclination angle ?2 that is an inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the reference plane (147) are measured. Then, the first inclination angle ?1 is added to the second inclination angle ?2 to calculate a third inclination angle ?3 that is the inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the installation plane (141).

Abstract: This optical receptacle has a first optical surface, a reflection surface, a second optical surface, a light separation part, and a third optical surface. On the first optical surface, light from a photoelectric conversion element is incident. The reflection surface reflects the light incident on the first optical surface. The second optical surface allows the light reflected by the reflection surface to be emitted toward an end surface of an optical transmission body. The light separation part separates the light reflected by the reflection surface, into monitor light and signal light. The third optical surface allows the monitor light to be emitted toward a detection element. The light separation part includes divided reflection surfaces and divided transmission surfaces. At least one of the divided transmission surfaces includes one or more widened portions each having a width larger than those of the other divided transmission surfaces.

Abstract: An optical receptacle includes: an optical receptacle body; two supporters which are connected to a respective end of the optical receptacle body, wherein each supporter is connected to one end of the optical receptacle body at a central portion of the respective supporter, and the two supporters face each other with a space therebetween; and four adhesive reservoirs which are disposed at respective four corners of the optical receptacle in plan view, wherein each of the adhesive reservoirs is a through hole or a recess, and the through hole or the recess is surrounded circumferentially by the supporter. The optical receptacle body and the two supporters together have a plane symmetrical shape with respect to a plane parallel to an optical axis of the light emitted from each of the second optical surfaces. The four adhesive reservoirs are disposed plane symmetrically with respect to the plane.

Abstract: This optical receptacle has a first optical surface, a reflection surface, a second optical surface, a light separation part, and a third optical surface. On the first optical surface, light from a photoelectric conversion element is incident. The reflection surface reflects the light incident on the first optical surface. The second optical surface allows the light reflected by the reflection surface to be emitted toward an end surface of an optical transmission body. The light separation part separates the light reflected by the reflection surface, into monitor light and signal light. The third optical surface allows the monitor light to be emitted toward a detection element. The light separation part includes divided reflection surfaces and divided transmission surfaces. At least one of the divided transmission surfaces includes one or more widened portions each having a width larger than those of the other divided transmission surfaces.

Abstract: A lens array fabrication method for fabricating a lens array includes: receiving pins (16) of a film attaching instrument (jig) in second guide holes (10) of a film-containing base plate; bonding a placement area and an adhesion layer (F); removing the pins (16); causing a detachment between a first detachment film (C) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film (D); separating three layers (D) to (F) from two layers (B) and (C); receiving the pins (16) in first guide holes (7) of a lens array main unit; fitting a film holding protrusion (15) in a depression part (6); bonding the film (D) to a bonding region (i); removing the pins (16); and causing a detachment between the film (D) and a second detachment film (E).

Abstract: This optical receptacle comprises: a first optical surface through which light from a photoelectric conversion element is incident; a second optical surface through which the incident light is emitted to the optical transmitter side; an optical separation part which separates the incident light into monitor light that goes to a detection element and signal light that goes to the optical transmitter; and a third optical surface through which the monitor light is emitted to the detection element side. The securing part secures the optical transmitter such that the signal light from the second optical surface arrives at the end surface of the optical transmitter at a position farther than the focus of the second optical surface. The light flux diameter in the light separation part of the light incident through the second optical surface is smaller than the light flux diameter of the light in the second optical surface.

Abstract: This optical receptacle has the following: a concavity formed in a contact surface that contacts a substrate; a first optical surface, located at the bottom of said concavity, via which either light outputted from a photoelectric conversion element is inputted or light that is outputted from an end face of a light-transporting body and passes through the interior is outputted towards the photoelectric conversion element; a second optical surface via which either light that is inputted via the first optical surface and passes through the interior is outputted towards the end face of the light-transporting body or light outputted from the end face of the light-transporting body is inputted; a reflective surface, located in the path that light takes between the first optical surface and the second optical surface; and a connecting part that connects the interior of the concavity to the outside thereof.

Abstract: The light receptacle has: a light transmitting light receptacle main body (130); support parts (140) disposed on both ends of the light receptacle main body (130); first optical surfaces (132) to which light emitted by light-emitting elements (114) is made incident; second optical surfaces (136) that output light made incident at the plurality of first optical surfaces (132) toward the end surfaces of a plurality of light transmitting bodies (116); and four adhesive holding parts (142) that are through holes or recesses with the entire periphery thereof surrounded by the support parts and that are disposed at the four corners of the light receptacle (120) in a plane view. The light receptacle main body (130) and the support parts (140) have a plane-symmetrical shape, and the four adhesive holding parts (142) are disposed in plane-symmetrical positions.

Abstract: This optical module has a photoelectric conversion device including a light emitting element, and an optical receptacle for optically coupling an end face of an optical transmission body connected thereto and a light receiving face of a light receiving element. The optical receptacle includes a first optical face on which light emitted from the end face of the optical transmission body is incident, and a second optical face for emitting, toward the light receiving face of the light receiving element, the light incident on the first optical face. An irradiation spot of emitted light from the second optical face on a virtual plane including the light receiving face of the light receiving element is sufficiently large to encompass the entire light receiving face.

Abstract: The optical receptacle according to the present invention comprises: a first optical surface, a second optical surface, an optical separating part and a third optical surface. The optical separating part includes a first dividing reflection surface for causing a part of the emittance light incident on the first optical surface to be internally reflected toward the second optical surface as the signal light, and a second dividing reflection surface for causing a part of the emittance light incident on the first optical surface to be internally reflected toward the third optical surface as the monitor light. The entire light path between the first optical surface, the optical separating part, and the second optical surface is located inside the optical receptacle.

Abstract: An optical receptacle includes: an optical receptacle body; two supporters which are connected to a respective end of the optical receptacle body, wherein each supporter is connected to one end of the optical receptacle body at a central portion of the respective supporter, and the two supporters face each other with a space therebetween; and four adhesive reservoirs which are disposed at respective four corners of the optical receptacle in plan view, wherein each of the adhesive reservoirs is a through hole or a recess, and the through hole or the recess is surrounded circumferentially by the supporter. The optical receptacle body and the two supporters together have a plane symmetrical shape with respect to a plane parallel to an optical axis of the light emitted from each of the second optical surfaces. The four adhesive reservoirs are disposed plane symmetrically with respect to the plane.

Abstract: This optical receptacle has: a first optical surface on which light emitted from a photoelectric conversion element is incident; a second optical surface for emitting the light incident on the first optical surface to an end surface of an optical transmission body; a light separating part for separating the light incident on the first optical surface into signal light oriented toward the end surface of the optical transmission body and monitor light oriented toward a detection element so as to proceed in a direction substantially opposite to the progress direction of the signal light; and a third optical surface for emitting the monitor light separated by the light separating part toward the detection element. The entire optical path between the first optical surface and the second optical surface is positioned inside the optical receptacle.

Abstract: Provided is an optical receptacle (140) having an installation plane (141), an optical plane, and a reference plane (147). An inclination angle of the reference plane (147) with respect to the installation plane (141) is smaller than an inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the installation plane (141). Then, a first inclination angle ?1 that is the inclination angle of the reference plane (147) with respect to the installation plane (141) and a second inclination angle ?2 that is an inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the reference plane (147) are measured. Then, the first inclination angle ?1 is added to the second inclination angle ?2 to calculate a third inclination angle ?3 that is the inclination angle of the optical plane with respect to the installation plane (141).

Abstract: This optical receptacle has first optical surfaces via which light outputted by respective light-emitting elements is inputted, a second optical surface whereby light inputted via said first optical surfaces is outputted towards an end face of a light-transporting body, a third optical surface whereby light inputted via the first optical surfaces is reflected towards the second optical surface, a plurality of first concavities formed in the surface where the second optical surface is located, and a plurality of second concavities formed in the surface where the first optical surfaces are located or a surface opposite the surface where the first concavities are located. The first concavities and the second concavities are laid out opposite each other so that the central axes thereof coincide.

Abstract: This optical receptacle comprises: a first optical surface through which light from a photoelectric conversion element is incident; a second optical surface through which the incident light is emitted to the optical transmitter side; an optical separation part which separates the incident light into monitor light that goes to a detection element and signal light that goes to the optical transmitter; and a third optical surface through which the monitor light is emitted to the detection element side. The securing part secures the optical transmitter such that the signal light from the second optical surface arrives at the end surface of the optical transmitter at a position farther than the focus of the second optical surface. The light flux diameter in the light separation part of the light incident through the second optical surface is smaller than the light flux diameter of the light in the second optical surface.

Abstract: This optical receptacle has the following: a concavity formed in a contact surface that contacts a substrate; a first optical surface, located at the bottom of said concavity, via which either light outputted from a photoelectric conversion element is inputted or light that is outputted from an end face of a light-transporting body and passes through the interior is outputted towards the photoelectric conversion element; a second optical surface via which either light that is inputted via the first optical surface and passes through the interior is outputted towards the end face of the light-transporting body or light outputted from the end face of the light-transporting body is inputted; a reflective surface, located in the path that light takes between the first optical surface and the second optical surface; and a connecting part that connects the interior of the concavity to the outside thereof.

Abstract: The optical receptacle of the invention includes plural first optical surfaces allowing light emitted from plural light emitting elements to be incident thereon, plural second optical surfaces emitting the light incident on the first optical surfaces toward plural optical transmission members, and a third optical surface reflecting the light incident on the first optical surfaces toward the second optical surfaces. The distances between the center of the first optical surface and the light-emitting surface of the light emitting element and between the center of the second optical surface and the light-emitting surface of the light emitting element is longer toward the center from both ends of the row. The center-to-center distances of the first optical surfaces and of the second optical surfaces are shorter, respectively, than the distance between optical axes of light emitted from the light emitting elements and the center-to-center distance of light-receiving surfaces of optical transmission members.