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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2000
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is related to a laser diode module and a fabricating method therefor, which facilitate the fabrication and enable fabrication in a short time with a low cost and high long-range reliability. With a lens formed fiber ( ) and a laser diode element (LD element) ( ) aligned with each other, the front side edge portion of the ferule near the LD element are fixedly sandwiched on the both sides thereof by means of a ferule supporting part ( ) to form a sandwiched portion ( ). By a fulcrum at sandwiched portion ( ), the rear side edge portion of the ferule ( ) is displaced to re-align the lens formed fiber ( ) with the LD element ( ). On the both sides for sandwiching the rear edge side of the ferule ( ), ferule fixing parts ( ) guided by means of a guide portion ( ) with a spacing interposed against the ferule ( ) are disposed with a spacing within a range of approximately 0 to 5 &mgr;m relative to a side surface of the ferule ( ). After the ferule fixing parts ( ) have been secured to the guide portion ( ), the ferule is fixedly YAG-welded to the ferule fixing parts ( ).