A collimator lens having a low reflectivity and significantly improved
durability against high-power light is provided so that optical parts
using the collimator lens can be reduced in size and cost lowered. A
plurality of optical fibers can be connected to the collimator lens to
produce a variety of fiber collimators and optical parts based on the
fiber collimator. The collimator lens is made essentially of quarts glass
whose refractive index is graded radially so as to increase towards the
optical axis and decrease gradually towards the outer periphery. The
collimator lens and optical fibers are connected directly by fusion.