Optical assembly including fiber attachment
First Claim
1. An optical assembly comprisinga first member including top and bottom major surfaces for the mounting of at least one active optical device on said top major surface thereof, said first member comprising a first set of fiducial features formed on said top major surface and including electrically conductive bonding means for the attachment of said active optical device, said electrically conductive bonding means disposed on said top major surface at a predetermined location with respect to said first set of fiducial features;
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Abstract
An optical assembly is disclosed which utilizes a pair of separate members to support an optical device and an associated optical fiber. Fiducial features, in conjunction with an optical device conductive attachment means, are utilized to provide self-alignment between the device and the fiber. Aligned fiducials are formed on each member such that when the members are physically joined, alignment between the optical device and fiber is achieved. In particular, the members are mated such that a direct optical signal path between the device and fiber is formed.
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1. An optical assembly comprising
a first member including top and bottom major surfaces for the mounting of at least one active optical device on said top major surface thereof, said first member comprising a first set of fiducial features formed on said top major surface and including electrically conductive bonding means for the attachment of said active optical device, said electrically conductive bonding means disposed on said top major surface at a predetermined location with respect to said first set of fiducial features; - and
a second member including top and bottom major surfaces for the support of at least one optical fiber, said second member including at least one longitudinal groove formed along said top major surface thereof for the placement of said at least one optical fiber, the second member further comprising a second set of fiducial features exposed in a surface orthogonal to said top major surface, said second set of fiducial features located so as to align with the location of the first set of fiducial features of said first member and provide fixed attachment of said first member to said second member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming an optical assembly comprising the steps of:
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a) providing first and second separate support members, each including a top major surface and sidewalls orthogonal thereto; b) forming fiducial alignment features on the top major surface of said first support member and on a sidewall of said second support member; c) forming electrically conductive bonding means on said top major surface of said first member at a predetermined location with respect to said associated fiducial alignment features; d) forming a longitudinal groove along the top major surface of said second support member for the placement of an optical fiber, the longitudinal groove disposed to provide alignment between an active optical device and an optical fiber; and e) fixing said first support member to said second support member by aligning and attaching the fiducial alignment features of said first member to the fiducial alignment features of said second member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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