At V-shaped grooves 112a and 112b on a substrate
110,
an optical fiber 150 and lens elements 130a and 130b
each having a fitting portion with an external diameter substantially equal
to the external diameter of the optical fiber 150 are positioned and mounted.
A wavelength branching filter 140 is disposed in a concave groove 114
formed on the substrate 110, and a PD 160 is set at the upper surface
of the wavelength branching filter 140. An LD 120 and the optical
fiber 150 are optically coupled via the lens elements 130a and
130b. Light with wavelength lambda 1 emitted from the LD 120
is transmitted through the wavelength branching filter 140 and enters the
optical fiber 150. Light with wavelength lambda 2 emitted from the
optical fiber 150 is deflected at the wavelength branching filter 140
and enters the PD 160.