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An optical data link includes a circuit board and an optical module component. The circuit board includes first and second mounting sections on a principal plane thereof. A step is formed between the first mounting section and the second mounting section. The first mounting section has the optical module component, and the second mounting section has an electron device. The optical module component includes a mounting component, a semiconductor optical device, and an optical transmission medium. The semiconductor optical device of the optical module component is electrically connected to the electron device, and is mounted on a first region of the mounting component. The optical transmission medium is supported by a second region of the mounting component, and is optically coupled with the semiconductor optical device.