Optical component and method for manufacturing same

An optical component comprising:

• an optical element mounted on a top surface of a substrate, the optical element comprising a light incidence/emission device on a side surface of the optical element, the side surface being perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate;
• an optical coupler mounted on the top surface of the substrate, the optical coupler comprising a guide extending in a direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate so as to fix an optical fiber in the guide, the optical fiber overlapping the top surface of the substrate;
• and
• a mold resin layer on the top surface of the substrate and covering a top surface of the optical element, wherein the mold resin layer exposes a side surface of the optical coupler at a first end of the guide, and wherein a second end of the guide faces the light incidence/emission device of the optical element.