Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Jan Smola

Detlef Haberland

Konrad Mathyssek

Michael Langenwalter

An optoelectronic module is disclosed comprising an optoelectronic component (D), e.g. a photodiode (D) and/or a laser diode (D); a ring (RI) as an optical aperture in a wall of its housing (S/E/P, S/G/W) for the transmission of information-modulated light to or from the component (D) through the housing wall (S) to or from an optical component (L); and a lens system (K) having at least one lens (K), among them, at least one focusing lens (K) encircled by the ring (RI) or at least by a section of the ring (RI). At least one of the lenses (K) consists of glass and is intergrown with the ring (RI), at least in part consisting of glass, so as to be hermetically tight all around forming an intergrowth zone (SZ). Furthermore, the ring (RI) is inserted in the housing wall so as to form a hermetically tight seal.

Optoelectronic module

A method for producing a bare fiber taper at a metallized fiber is disclosed and comprises the steps of softening and drawing in an arc of the fiber metallized by sputtering or vapor deposition. The softened metallized fiber thereby constricts and the metallized fiber becomes free of the metallization and, thus, bare over its entire circumference in the arising constriction as a consequence of the influence of the arc. The bare constriction produced in such fashion is parted and a tapering, bare end section thereby arising at one of the two metallized fiber halves produced by the parting can be employed as the bare fiber taper. A fiber taper with lens can be produced by fusing a lens to the bare end section.

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Munich, Germany

Jan Smola