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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Daoyi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frank Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daoyi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frank Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/34 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques for designing optical devices that can be manufactured in volume are disclosed. In an exemplary an optical assembly, to ensure that all collimators are on one side to facilitate efficient packaging, all collimators are positioned on both sides of a substrate. Thus one or more beam folding components are used to fold a light beam up and down through the collimators on top of the substrate and bottom of the substrate.