Amp LLC

John W Stafford

Eugene I Gordon

Robert J Nielsen

An alignment fixture includes an optical bench 12 mounting a semiconductor laser 21, a monitor 23 of optical emission, a lens 27 focused for transmitting optical emission along an optical axis 43, a holder 26 mounting the lens 27, a pedestal 36 positioning a diaphragm 29 spaced for the lens 27, an optical fiber 45, a tube 49 surrounding the fiber 45 and joined to the fiber 45, a bushing 55 surrounding the tube 49 and joined to the optical bench 12, and a datum surface 16' on the bench 12 for aligning the lens 27 and the fiber 45 with the optical axis 43.

Optical bench for a semiconductor laser and method

A lens assembly 26 includes, a lens 27, an optical diaphragm 29 as a convex curved leaf spring, a pedestal 30 spacing the diaphragm 29 from the lens 27, and a holder for mounting the lens assembly 26 in desired position.

Lens assembly for optical coupling with a semiconductor laser

An optical fiber assembly 54 includes, an optical fiber 45, a tube 49 surrounding the fiber 45, a bushing 55 encircling the tube 49, a second tube 52 surrounding the fiber, and the fiber 45 is bent to a smoothly curved configuration within the confines of the tube 49 in relief of a column load applied on the fiber 45 by the tubes 49, 52.

Optical fiber assembly including means utilizing a column load to

An optoelectronics package 1 comprising, an optical bench 12 along which is defined an optical axis 43, a semiconductor laser 21 along the optical axis 43, a lens 27 focused on the laser 21 and transmitting optical emission from the laser 21 along the optical axis 43, an optical fiber 45 having an optical face 48 aligned with the optical axis 43, and the fiber 45 is secured to the optical bench 12 with a column load applied on the fiber 45.

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