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US 2003/0152355 A1Published application
Optoelectronic assembly
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJean-Marc Verdiell, Eric Zbinden, Robert Kohler, Jonas Webjorn, Sylvain Colin, Marc Epitaux
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Abstract
A package is described. In one embodiment, the package includes multiple optical elements and multiple flexures, with at least one optical element attached to each flexure. The optical elements may be in alignment with each other. In an alternative embodiment, multiple optical elements are attached to a single flexure.
Claims31
A package comprising:
- one or more surfaces;
- a plurality of flexures attached to the one or more surfaces, each of the plurality of flexures having a body coupled to a plurality of legs via flexing spring regions, the flexing spring regions enabling legs of the plurality of legs on opposite sides of the body to spread further apart in response to a force on the body when not attached to the one or more surfaces;
- and
- a plurality of optical elements, wherein each optical element in the plurality of optical elements is coupled to one of the plurality of flexures and the plurality of flexures are positioned such that the plurality of optical elements are in alignment with an optical axis.
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A package comprising:
- a plurality of flexures attached to the one or more surfaces, each of the plurality of flexures having a body coupled to a plurality of legs via flexing spring regions, the flexing spring regions enabling legs of the plurality of legs on opposite sides of the body to spread further apart in response to a force on the body when not attached to the one or more surfaces;
- a plurality of optical elements, wherein each optical element in the plurality of optical elements is coupled to one of the plurality of flexures and the plurality of flexures are positioned such that the plurality of optical elements are in alignment with an optical axis, wherein the plurality of flexures includes a first flexure and a second flexure, wherein an optical fiber is attached to the first flexure and a lens and isolator are coupled to the second flexure and are in optical alignment with the optical fiber;
- a laser diode in optical alignment with the optical fiber and lens;
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- a plate to which the first and second flexures are coupled.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a first flexure such that one or more optical elements on the first flexure are in-line with an optical axis, including compressing the first flexure to cause flexure legs to spread apart for vertical alignment and moving the first flexure in one or more directions for horizontal alignment;
- attaching the first flexure to a planar surface;
- positioning a second flexure such that one or more optical elements on the second flexure are in-line with the optical axis;
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- attaching the second flexure to the planar surface.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- one or more surfaces;
- a plurality of flexures, wherein at least one of the plurality of flexures comprises
- a bridge with two or more legs extending from the bridge attached to the one or more surfaces, each of the plurality of flexures having a body coupled to a plurality of legs via flexing spring regions, the flexing spring regions enabling legs of the plurality of legs on opposite sides of the body to spread further apart in response to a force on the body when not attached to the one or more surfaces;
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- at least one handling feature;
- one or more surfaces to mount optical elements;
- a base attached to the bridge with an end having a semi-circular radius.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.