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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
Gary A. Ball, Simsbury, CT (US);
Robert W. Ade, Bolton, CT (US);
Karl Kissa, Avon, CT (US);
Paul Dunn, Westfield, MA (US);
Timothy C. Munks, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Ronald T. Logan, Jr., Newton, PA (US);
Eitan Gertel, North Wales, PA (US);
Uniphase Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated optical transmitter for use in an optical system has an optical head assembly with an optical beam generator for providing an optical beam and a lens assembly collecting the optical beam and generating therefrom a formed optical beam. Interface optics receives the formed optical beam and provides optical coupling so as to minimize insertion loss to the optical beam. Also included is an optical modulator for receiving the optical beam from the interface optics and for providing a modulated optical beam in response to received modulation signals. The optical modulator is coupled to the interface optics to be in a fixed relationship therewith.