An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing structure for an optical
element, which structure enables easy adjustment of a direction of the optical
element when the optical element is fixed to a substrate. In order to achieve this
object, a fixing member 31 made of metal is fixed to a substrate such that
the fixing member holds an optical element therein and the bottom surface of the
fixing member is spherical so that the spherical bottom surface touches the edge
of the opening of a fixing portion on the substrate. The fixing member holds the
optical element. A part of the surface of the fixing member is spherical such that
the spherical part of the surface touches the edge of the opening of a fixing portion
on the substrate. An optical device in which an optical element is fixed to a substrate
with the fixing member mentioned above is also provided.
