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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 15 ; 385-9 ; 385 88 ; 385 14 ;
Abstract
An electrooptical module includes a converter and at least one optical wave guide having an end optically coupled to the converter through a coupling gap. The coupling gap is filled with a first light-permeable material. A second light-impermeable material protects an electrical circuit disposed in the immediate vicinity of the converter from outside light. The second material is equivalent in its basic chemical composition to the first material, but is modified in its optical properties for the sake of impermeability to light. At least one bonding wire serving to trigger the converter passes through the first and second materials.