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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGary R. Carden, David H. Danovitch, Eric M. Foster, William W. Vetter
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An optoelectronic assembly which provides for enhanced alignment between the internal components thereof. The assembly includes a housing having a base portion and a cover portion, the housing including therein a circuitized substrate. A pair of optoelectronic devices (transmitter and receiver components) are initially movably (loosely) positioned within the housing. The invention utilizes an alignment member which is secured to the housing while positively engaging the movably positioned devices and precisely align these devices with respect thereto such that these devices are in turn precisely aligned with optic means (e.g., a duplex optical connector) when the optic means is positioned within the alignment member. In one embodiment, the housing is of metallic material while the alignment member is a molded plastic structure. The alignment member may also include shutter means therein for safety purposes.
In an optoelectronic assembly for providing bidirectional data transmission between fiber optic means including a connector housing having at least one optical fiber member therein and an electrical circuit member wherein said assembly includes a housing, a substrate member substantially positioned within said housing of said assembly and adapted for being electrically coupled to said electrical circuit member, at least one optoelectronic device substantially positioned within said housing and electrically coupled to said substrate member, the improvement wherein said optoelectronic device is initially substantially movably positioned within said housing, said assembly further including a separate alignment member for being secured to said housing in fixed alignment therewith and adapted for having said connector housing of said fiber optic means positioned therein, said alignment member adapted for engaging said substantially movably positioned optoelectronic device to securedly position said device with said housing of said assembly in fixed alignment with said alignment member such that said optical fiber member of said fiber optic means and said optoelectronic device are in precise alignment with said alignment member is secured to said housing of said assembly.
An optoelectronic housing comprising:
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