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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Robert Addison Boudreau, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Terry Patrick Bowen, Etters, PA (US);
Hongtao Han, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for coupling an optical fiber to an optical device comprises a substrate and a passive alignment member. The substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface having a fist groove disposed thereon for holding an optical fiber, and a second groove disposed on the top surface. The second groove being substantially orthogonal to the first groove. The passive alignment member disposed in the second groove. The passive alignment member having selectively etched forward and side pedestals for aligning the optical device to the optical fiber disposed in the first groove.