APPARATUS FOR USE IN OPTOELECTRONICS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in optoelectronics, said apparatus comprising:
- a first alignment element; and
a first wafer comprising a through optical via, wherein the first alignment element is bonded to the first wafer, such that the through optical via is uncovered by the first alignment element, wherein the first wafer further comprises a plurality of bond pads upon which an optoelectronic component having an optical element is to be attached, wherein the first alignment element is to mate with a mating alignment element on an optical transmission medium, and wherein the optical transmission medium is to be passively aligned with the optical element through the through optical via when the first alignment element mated with the mating alignment element on the optical transmission medium.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in optoelectronics includes a first alignment element and a first wafer comprising a through optical via. The first alignment element is bonded to the first wafer, such that the through optical via is uncovered by the first alignment element. In addition, the first wafer further comprises a plurality of bond pads upon which an optoelectronic component having an optical element is to be attached, in which the first alignment element is to mate with a mating alignment element on an optical transmission medium, and wherein the optical transmission medium is to be passively aligned with the optical element through the through optical via when the first alignment element is mated with the mating alignment element on the optical transmission medium.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in optoelectronics, said apparatus comprising:
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a first alignment element; and a first wafer comprising a through optical via, wherein the first alignment element is bonded to the first wafer, such that the through optical via is uncovered by the first alignment element, wherein the first wafer further comprises a plurality of bond pads upon which an optoelectronic component having an optical element is to be attached, wherein the first alignment element is to mate with a mating alignment element on an optical transmission medium, and wherein the optical transmission medium is to be passively aligned with the optical element through the through optical via when the first alignment element mated with the mating alignment element on the optical transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for fabricating an apparatus to passively align an optical element in an optoelectronic component to an optical transmission medium, said method comprising:
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forming a first alignment element; forming a first wafer including a through optical via; bonding the first alignment element to a first surface of the first wafer such that the through optical via is uncovered by the first alignment element; attaching a plurality of bond pads on a second surface of the first wafer, opposite the first surface, wherein the plurality of bond pads are to attach to an optoelectronic component having an optical element; and wherein the first alignment element is to mate with a mating alignment element on an optical transmission medium, and wherein the optical transmission medium is to be passively aligned with the optical element when the first alignment element is mated with the mating alignment element on the optical transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An optoelectronic system comprising:
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an apparatus having, a first wafer having a through optical via and a plurality of bond pads attached to a first surface of the first wafer; a first alignment element bonded to a second surface of the first wafer such that the through optical via is uncovered by the first alignment element; and an optoelectronic component attached to the plurality of bond pads, wherein the first alignment element is to mate with a mating alignment element on an optical transmission medium, and wherein the optical transmission medium is to be passively aligned with an optical element of the optoelectronic component through the through optical via when the first alignment element is mated with the mating alignment element on the optical transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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