Optical device and method for manufacturing same

An optical device comprising:

• a metal substrate wherein at least one vertical insulation layer is formed from an upper surface of the metal substrate towards a downward direction, and at least one downwardly narrowing cavity is formed from the upper surface of the metal substrate down to a predetermined depth so that the vertical insulation layer is exposed at a bottom surface of the cavity;
• a metal plated layer formed on the upper surface of the metal substrate except for the vertical insulation layer;
• and
• an optical device chip bonded to one portion of the metal plated layer at the bottom surface of the cavity, wherein one electrode of the optical device chip is electrically connected to a bonded surface of the metal plated layer, and the other electrode of the optical device chip is wire bonded to the other portion of metal plated layer wherein said one portion of the metal plated layer is located in one side and the other portion of the metal plated layer is located in the other side with respect to the vertical insulation layer at the bottom surface of the cavity,
• wherein an inside of the cavity is shielded with a sealant, and the metal plated layer is partially removed at an upper end of an inclined surface of a main wall of the cavity so that a portion of the sealant is directly bonded to the metal substrate at the upper end of the inclined surface of the main wall of the cavity.

A method for manufacturing an optical device, comprising:

• preparing a metal substrate where a vertical insulation layer is formed;
• forming a metal plated layer on an upper surface of the metal substrate except for the vertical insulation layer;
• forming at least one groove to expose the metal substrate at both portions of the metal plated layer located in left and right sides with respect to the vertical insulation layer, respectively;
• bonding an optical device chip to one portion of the metal plated layer in a manner that one electrode of the optical device chip is electrically connected to a bonded surface of the metal plated layer through wire bonding or soldering while the other electrode of the optical device chip is wire bonded to the other portion of the metal plated layer wherein said one portion of the metal plated layer is located in one side and the other portion of the metal plated layer is located in the other side with respect to the vertical insulation layer;
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• shielding the optical device chip and a peripheral region thereof with a sealant so that at least the groove is filled with the sealant inserted thereto.

A method for manufacturing an optical device comprising:

• preparing a metal substrate where a vertical insulation layer is formed;
• forming at least one downwardly narrowing cavity from an upper surface of the metal substrate down to a predetermined depth so that the vertical insulation layer is exposed at a bottom surface of the cavity;
• forming a metal plated layer on the upper surface of the metal substrate except for the vertical insulation layer;
• partially removing the metal plated layer at an upper end of an inclined surface of a main wall of the cavity so that the sealant inserted in the cavity and filling an inside of the cavity is directly bonded to the metal substrate at the upper end of the inclined surface of the main wall of the cavity;
• bonding an optical device chip to one portion of the metal plated layer in a manner that one electrode of the optical device chip is electrically connected to a bonded surface of the metal plated layer through wire bonding or soldering while the other electrode of the optical device chip is wire bonded to the other portion of the metal plated layer wherein said one portion of the metal plated layer is located in one side and the other portion of the metal plated layer is located in the other side with respect to the vertical insulation layer;
• and
• shielding the inside of the cavity with a sealant so that the sealant is bonded to at least an exposed portion of the metal substrate at the upper end of the inclined surface of the main wall of the cavity.