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US 5,155,786 AGranted
Apparatus and a method for an optical fiber interface
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMario E. Ecker, Lawrence Jacobowitz
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a new interface and a method for making the same, and more particularly, to an optical fiber interface and a method for making the same. On a substrate having semiconductors, a receiver/transmitter connection is provided to interface with an optical fiber. Integral means for the fiber alignment, support and transit through a sealed environment is also provided. The substrate having the receiver/transmitter secured to it with the optical fiber end, is then enclosed in a housing.
Claims18
An apparatus for optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) a substrate,
- b) at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of said substrate,
- c) at least a portion of at least one optical fiber optically communicating with said at least one optical receiver,
- d) a housing protecting said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- e) means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- f) wherein at least a portion of said optical fiber inside said housing is arced to provide stain relief.
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An apparatus for optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) a substrate,
- b) at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of said substrate,
- c) at least a portion of at least one optical fiber optically communicating with said at least one optical receiver,
- d) a housing protecting said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- e) means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- f) wherein said housing has a retainer, and wherein said retainer has at least one fiber guide having a tapered channel to securely hold a channel interlock of a V-block, and wherein said retainer further having at least one key to mate with a stub guide on the upper frame of said housing.
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An apparatus for optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) a substrate,
- b) at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of said substrate,
- c) at least a portion of at least one optical fiber optically communicating with said at least one optical receiver,
- d) a housing protecting said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- e) means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- f) wherein said substrate further having an optical fiber pedestal assembly comprises of an optical pedestal having secured thereto at least one printed circuit member and at least one receiver chip.
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A method for providing an optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) securing at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of a substrate,
- b) securing at least one optical fiber to said at least one optical receiver,
- c) providing a housing to protect said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- d) providing means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- e) wherein said housing comprises a lower frame, a seal frame, and an upper frame and wherein each of said frames can be selectively assembled and disassembled.
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A method for providing an optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) securing at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of a substrate,
- b) securing at least one optical fiber to said at least one optical receiver,
- c) providing a housing to protect said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- d) providing means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- e) wherein at least a portion of said optical fiber inside said housing is arced to provide strain relief.
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A method for providing an optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) securing at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of a substrate,
- b) securing at least one optical fiber to said at least one optical receiver,
- c) providing a housing to protect said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- d) providing means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- e) wherein said housing has a retainer, and wherein said retainer has at least one fiber guide having a tapered channel to securely hold a channel interlock of a V-block, and wherein said retainer further having at least one key to mate with a stub guide on the upper frame of said housing.
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A method for providing an optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) securing at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of a substrate,
- b) securing at least one optical fiber to said at least one optical receiver,
- c) providing a housing to protect said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- d) providing means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber, and
- e) wherein said substrate further having an optical fiber pedestal assembly comprises of an optical pedestal having secured thereto at least one printed circuit member and at least one receiver chip.
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A method for providing an optical fiber interface comprising:
- a) securing at least one optical receiver on at least one surface of a substrate,
- b) securing at least one optical fiber to said at least one optical receiver,
- c) providing a housing to protect said at least one optical receiver and said substrate,
- d) providing means in said housing for communicating an optical signal through said housing to said at least one optical receiver via said at least one optical fiber,
- e) wherein a portion of said optical fiber is in optical contact with an optical pedestal, and
- f) wherein said optical pedestal is secured and aligned to said substrate by having a plurality of solder balls being secured to the base of said optical pedestal and wherein said solder balls are reflowed against a first 3-point reference that in turn is referenced to a second 3-point reference.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.