Title:
FIBER-COUPLED OPTICAL DEVICE MOUNTED ON A CIRCUIT BOARD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2007103836
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
An optical apparatus comprises: an optical fiber, an optical device on a substrate, a circuit board, and an electrical connection therebetween. The substrate has a groove for positioning the fiber for optical coupling with the optical device. A proximal segment of the fiber is secured to the substrate in the groove. The substrate is mounted on the circuit board, and a second segment of the fiber is secured to the circuit board. A method comprises: mounting on the circuit board the substrate with the optical device; establishing the electrical connection; securing the proximal fiber segment to the substrate in the groove; and securing the second fiber segment to the circuit board. Multiple substrates can be secured to a single piece of circuit board material, which can be divided into individual circuit boards after establishing electrical connections and securing optical fibers to the corresponding substrates and to the circuit board material.
Inventors:
BLAUVELT HENRY A (US)
BENZONI ALBERT M (US)
BYRD GERALD C (US)
BENZONI ALBERT M (US)
BYRD GERALD C (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2007/063245
Publication Date:
August 28, 2008
Filing Date:
March 03, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
XPONENT PHOTONICS INC (US)
International Classes:
G02B6/38
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