METHOD FOR FIXING OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND OPTICAL MODULE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for fixing an optical communication equipment and an optical module capable of suppressing a decrease in a connecting efficiency in association with a deviation of an optical axis of an optical element or a lens system from that of an optical fiber without operating an unnecessary stress in the case of mounting the module. SOLUTION: The method for fixing the optical module 10 used in the optical communication equipment 1 to the equipment 1 for fixedly sandwiching the optical module 10 between a support member 2 and a fixing member 3 comprises the module 10 for housing the optical element 14 and the lens systems 16a, 11g optically coupled via a space in the package 11, the support member 2 for supporting the module 10, and the fixing member 3 for detachably fixing the module to the support member 2.