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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Xin Simon Luo, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Bryon Lynn Kasper, San Marino, CA (US);
Nghia Kha, Baldwin Park, CA (US);
Xiaoming Lou, Alhambra, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xin Simon Luo, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Bryon Lynn Kasper, San Marino, CA (US);
Nghia Kha, Baldwin Park, CA (US);
Xiaoming Lou, Alhambra, CA (US);
Assignee:
Emcore Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical interface between an optical fiber and a photodiode is provided. The optical fiber has an end. The optical interface includes a lens located such that a chief ray of an optical signal outputted at said end traverses a center of the lens. The lens may be a ball lens or a lens having an orientation such that the chief ray is incident substantially normal to a center of the lens.