Lucent Technologies Inc.

Triquint Technology Holding Co.

Jay Guoxu Liu

Stephen Kenneth Fairchild

Kirk J Witherow

Bo A Andersen

A method for securing a glass fiber to a housing includes positioning the glass fiber in proximity to the wall of a housing and applying a quantity of solder glass frit to the surface of the glass fiber. Sufficient solder glass frit is employed so as to occupy the gap between the glass fiber and the housing. The solder glass frit has a melting point lower than that of the glass fiber. The surface of the glass fiber is not metallized. Upon heating the solder glass frit softens and adheres to both the glass fiber and the wall of the housing. The fused solder glass frit secures the glass fiber to the housing and forms an hermetic seal therebetween.

Optical device package with hermetically bonded fibers

An assembly for housing optical components includes sides formed of an optically transmissive material, such as anti-reflective glass. Optical energy interacts with optical components retained within the assembly via the optically transmissive material. Collimated lens assemblies, which are attached to optical fibers, are adhesively attached to the optically transmissive sides. This assembly is especially amenable to an automated assembly process because it allows easy alignment of the collimated lens assembly with optical components retained within the assembly, and adherence of the collimated lens assembly to the optically transmissive side thereafter.

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North Andover, MA, United States of America

Jay Guoxu Liu