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Arrangement consisting of a photodiode and an optical fiber

  • US 6,524,017 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2001
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An arrangement comprising a photodiode and an optical fiber wherein the photodiode is mounted on a submount and contacted by at least one contact wire and has its photosensitive surface attached directly to one end of the optical fiber by an optically transparent adhesive, wherein the fiber is fastened on a circuit board, and wherein the at least one contact wire of the photodiode is connected to the circuit board, with the adhesive joint between the fiber and the photodiode representing the only mechanical attachment to the photodiode and the submount, and wherein the photodiode and the submount are not mechanically fixed to the circuit board.

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