Optical coupling device and manufacturing method thereof

Details Optical coupling device and manufacturing method thereof Optical coupling device and manufacturing method thereof

2005-07-19

2005-07-19

Lee, John (Department: 2881)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

With alignment device

Reexamination Certificate

active

06920267

ABSTRACT:
When a guide groove for a lens is formed in a single crystal silicon substrate, a rectangular parallelepiped opening is formed having a width smaller than a desired width of the guide groove and is then processed by wet etching using a KOH solution. Two {111} planes are exposed on at least one end surface of the guide groove in an optical axis direction, and the planes described above are inclined toward the substrate side from the upper and the lower sides. Since a protrusion portion protruding to the guide groove side is not provided at the bottom part of the end surface, a light-emitting diode and a lens can be disposed close to each other, thereby forming an optical coupling device having high optical coupling efficiency obtained between elements.

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Copy of European Search Report dated Nov. 16, 2004, from corresponding European Application No. 03252927.3.

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