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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nagesh Ramamoorthy Basavanhally, Trenton, NJ (US);
George John Shevchuk, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
James Albert Walker, Howell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 92 ; 385 94 ;
Abstract
The specification describes a molded plastic package for a surface normal optoelectronic device. The package is designed to passively align precisely the optoelectronic device with an optical fiber. Passive alignment is achieved by forming the optoelectronic device in a pyramid shape, and forming an identical pyramid shape in a mating molded plastic cover for the device. The mating pyramid shapes serve to center the optical fiber core precisely over the active optical region of the surface normal optoelectronic device.