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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2000
David D. Bohn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
David S. Oliver, Milliken, CO (US);
Philip E. Jensen, Bellvue, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device and method of manufacturing the electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device comprises a substrate with at least a first and a second linear optical component mounted thereto. Each of the linear optical components includes a photodetecting portion and an interface portion, wherein the photodetecting portions are electrically connected to the interface portions. The photodetecting portions of the linear optical components are aligned along a first axis. The interface portion of the at least one first linear optical component is offset from the first axis in a first direction. The interface portion of the at least one second linear optical component is offset from the first axis in a second direction, which is different from the first direction. This arrangement of optical components reduces the size of the electronic device, which in turn, reduces the size of any device that incorporates the electronic device.