Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Patent
1997-09-30
2000-10-17
Bovernick, Rodney
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
385 49, 385 88, 257432, G02B 642
Patent
active
061321079
ABSTRACT:
It is an object of the invention to provide a light-receiving module, in which alignments of optical axes of optical fibers and photodiodes can be easily carried out and efficiencies of light incidences on the photodiodes are not influenced by imperfections in a fabrication process. The light-receiving module according to the invention is composed of a photodiode-forming member and an optical fiber-supporting member. The photodiode-forming member is composed of light-receiving surfaces of the photodiode formed thereon and bank-shaped optical fiber-fixing guides for guiding the optical fibers along both their sides. The optical fiber-supporting member is composed of optical fiber-fixing grooves for fixing parts of the optical fibers near their output ends and reflector surfaces for changing directions of the lights emitted from light-emitting surfaces of the optical fibers. An attitude of the photodiode-forming member relative to the optical fiber-supporting member is so adjusted that the lights reflected by the reflector surfaces are precisely incident on the light-receiving surfaces of the photodiodes, and both the photodiode-forming and optical fiber-supporting members are stuck together.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5071213 (1991-12-01), Chan
patent: 5073003 (1991-12-01), Clark
patent: 5479540 (1995-12-01), Boudreau et al.
patent: 5555333 (1996-09-01), Kato
patent: 5880525 (1999-03-01), Boudreau et al.
Bovernick Rodney
NEC Corporation
Stahl Michael J.
LandOfFree
Light-receiving module and method for fabricating a same does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Light-receiving module and method for fabricating a same, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Light-receiving module and method for fabricating a same will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-461985