Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Patent
1997-07-09
1999-08-10
Ngo, Hung N.
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
385 92, 385 94, G02B 636
Patent
active
059371242
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a novel technique for mounting and packaging a passively aligned optical fiber to an optoelectronic device on a silicon optical bench. The silicon optical bench is thereafter mounted on a flat portion of a substantially cylindrical ferrule, preferably ceramic, and an optical fiber protruding from the cylindrical ferrule to the flat portion of the ferrule. The ferrule is toleranced to form either a single mode or multimode connection for the assembly. Thereafter, a substantially cylindrical housing tube is disposed over the assembly, the housing tube being enclosed on one side by the ceramic ferrule. An integral lead assembly, having an overmolded substantially cylindrical plug and electrical leads closes the housing tube on the opposite side of the housing tube from the ferrule. This lead assembly as stated is overmolded and has electrical leads which make contact with electrical leads disposed on the flat portion of the ceramic ferrule.
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Ngo Hung N.
The Whitaker Corporation
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