An optical deflecting device including a supporting member, an oscillating
member, and a driving member for driving the oscillating member, wherein
the oscillating member includes a first movable element and a second
movable element torsionally oscillating about a common torsion axis, a
first torsion spring for coupling the first movable element and the
supporting member with each other, and a second torsion spring for
coupling the first and second movable elements with each other and having
a torsion axis the same as the first torsion spring, and wherein the
first movable element is formed with a void configured to avoid blocking
of incident light being incident on the second movable element from a
direction intersecting with the torsion axis.