Title:
COMBINED LASER TRANSMITTER AND PHOTODETECTOR RECEIVER PACKAGE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006042072
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Reflective optical sensors. A reflective optical sensor for sensing the presence of an object can include a reflective sensor package having a first cavity and a second cavity. The first and second cavities can be located side-by-side in the sensor package. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) can be located within the first cavity for producing an optical emission. An optical receiver can be located within the second cavity and configured to receive at least a portion of the produced optical emission that is reflected from the object such that when the reflected emission is above a threshold strength the object is determined to be present. The optical receiver can be a shunt phototransistor and can include reverse bias protection.
Inventors:
AIZPURU JOSE JOAQUIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/036084
Publication Date:
June 01, 2006
Filing Date:
October 04, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FINISAR CORP (US)
AIZPURU JOSE JOAQUIN (US)
AIZPURU JOSE JOAQUIN (US)
International Classes:
H01L31/00
Foreign References:
| US6586721B2 | 2003-07-01 | |||
| US3697762A | 1972-10-10 | |||
| US5466954A | 1995-11-14 |
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