Optical device

Abstract

While optical circuits of chips are optically connected to each other, an optical device capable of properly realizing such a setting function of a switching function is realized. Both a chip forming an optical waveguide and another chip forming another optical waveguide are arranged on substrates. A sandwiching member for sandwiching both upper surfaces and lower surfaces of these chips is provided in such a mode that this sandwiching member covers the optical connection regions of the optical waveguides. The sandwiching member is arranged by an elastic member provided in contact with the forming region of the chips, and also, a flat plate member provided in contact with a rear surface of the substrate. While stress is applied by a stress applying member, this sandwiching member sandwiches the upper surfaces and the lower surfaces of the chips.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.