An optical device includes a sub-mount 2 mounting first and second semiconductor lasers 1 a , 1 b and having an onboard part for the semiconductor lasers and an optical-path conversion mirror 7 integrated with each other, and a light receiving element 11 arranged on a light receiving element substrate to have first and second light receiving regions separated from each other by at least one parting line. In the optical device, one light gravity center of an optical spot, which is formed on the light receiving element 11 by homeward flux of light emitted from the first semiconductor laser 1 a and reflected by an optical disc 55 , and another light gravity center of an optical spot, which is formed on the light receiving element 11 by homeward flux of light emitted from the second semiconductor laser 1 b and reflected by the optical disc 55 are together positioned on the parting line.
1. An optical device comprising:
a wiring substrate;
a sub-mount where an onboard part for mounting a semiconductor laser thereon and an optical-path conversion mirror for reflecting laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser are integrated with each other, the sub-mount being arranged on the wiring substrate;
a light receiving element substrate arranged on the wiring substrate; and
a light receiving element arranged on the light receiving element substrate and divided into a plurality of light receiving regions by a first parting line substantially parallel to a tangential line of a recording track of an optical disc projected on the light receiving element substrate and a second parting line perpendicular to the first parting line, wherein
the sub-mount is arranged on the wiring substrate so that a longitudinal axis of the sub-mount is inclined to the tangential line of the recording track in view from an upside of the optical device, whereby at least one of:
a long axis in cross section of light flux, which is emitted from the semiconductor laser, further reflected by the optical-path conversion mirror and further irradiated toward the optical disc;
a short axis in cross section of the light flux; and
a linear polarization of the light flux,
is substantially neither parallel nor perpendicular to the first parting line and the second parting line, thereby making an predetermined angle to the first parting line.
2. An optical device comprising:
a wiring substrate;
a sub-mount on which at least two semiconductor lasers composed of a first semiconductor laser and a second semiconductor laser are mounted in parallel with each other and in which an onboard part for mounting the first and second semiconductor lasers thereon and an optical-path conversion mirror for reflecting laser lights emitted from the first and second semiconductor lasers are integrated with each other, the sub-mount being arranged on the wiring substrate;
a light receiving element substrate arranged on the wiring substrate; and
a light receiving element arranged on the light receiving element substrate and divided into first and second light receiving regions by at least one parting line, wherein the sub-mount is arranged on the wiring substrate so that one light gravity center of an optical spot, which is formed on the light receiving element by homeward flux of light emitted from the first semiconductor laser and reflected by an optical disc, and another light gravity center of an optical spot, which is formed on the light receiving element by homeward flux of light emitted from the second semiconductor laser and reflected by the optical disc, are together positioned on the parting line.
3. An optical device comprising:
a wiring substrate;
a sub-mount on which at least two semiconductor lasers composed of a first semiconductor laser and a second semiconductor laser are mounted in parallel with each other and in which an onboard part for mounting the first and second semiconductor lasers thereon and an optical-path conversion mirror for reflecting laser lights emitted from the first and second semiconductor lasers are integrated with each other, the sub-mount being arranged on the wiring substrate;
a light receiving element substrate arranged on the wiring substrate; and
a light receiving element arranged on the light receiving element substrate and divided into first and second light receiving regions by at least one parting line, wherein a first apparent luminous point of the first semiconductor laser by the optical-path conversion mirror is arranged in a position so that a calculated output of a difference between respective outputs generated from the first and second light receiving regions both receiving homeward flux of light emitted from the first semiconductor laser and reflected by an optical disc, becomes equal to zero, and assuming that “d” represents an interval between respective luminous points of the first and second semiconductor lasers, the sub-mount is arranged on the wiring substrate so that its longitudinal axis is inclined to a direction parallel to a top surface of the light receiving element substrate and perpendicular to the parting line by an angle θ, and that ΔY represents a difference in height between the first apparent luminous point and a second apparent luminous point of the second semiconductor laser by the optical-path conversion mirror, there is established a relationship of ΔY=−d sin θ, whereby a calculated output of a difference between respective outputs generated from the first and second light receiving regions both receiving homeward flux of light emitted from the second semiconductor laser and reflected by an optical disc, becomes equal to zero.