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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Eiichi Fujii, Fujimi-machi, JP;
Tomoko Koyama, Hara-mura, JP;
Inventors:
Eiichi Fujii, Fujimi-machi, JP;
Tomoko Koyama, Hara-mura, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided to precisely mount an optical device and an optical fiber without manual alignment. A tapered through-hole is provided in a substrate to house the optical device whose optical transmission point substantially coincides with a geometrical center. The optical transmitter having a larger diameter than a diameter of the optical device is further inserted in the tapered through-hole housing the optical device.