An optical pickup device including a lead frame and a board attached to the lead
frame is provided. The lead frame includes optical components, such as a laser
diode and an optical element, which are disposed within a lead frame. A photo diode
is mounted on the board to receive a beam transmitted through the optical element.
The board is adjusted with respect to the lead frame using the beam before attached
to the lead frame. An upper opening and a lower opening are formed on an upper
side and a lower side of the lead frame, respectively. An optical element installation
space formed within the lead frame and defined by an upper side walls and an optical
element support. A hole is formed in a central portion of the optical element support
and communicates with the optical element installation space and a photo diode
installation space which is defined by the optical element support and a lower
side wall of lead frame. The laser diode emitting the beam is mounted on a laser
diode support which is formed adjacent to the optical element support in the optical
element installation space. The optical element mounted on the optical element
support is disposed within the optical element installation space to direct the
laser beam emitted from the laser diode toward an optical medium through upper
opening and to transmit the laser beam to the photo diode of the board.