Two-part device and method for protecting optoelectronic units
AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsAlain Tournereau, Laurent Liévre
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Abstract
A two-part device for protecting optoelectronic units formed or mounted on a substrate is disclosed wherein the units have at least one optical fiber pigtail, and wherein one part of the device has a cutout which corresponds to the shape and size of the optoelectronic unit and is filled with a curable substance adapted to the physical requirements of the optoelectronic unit.
Claims7
A device for protecting an optoelectronic unit having at least one optical fiber pigtail, the device comprising:
- a lower part having a cutout, wherein the cutout corresponds to a shape and a size of the optoelectronic device and the optical fiber pigtail, and wherein the cutout is filled with a curable substance adapted to physical requirements of the optoelectronic unit and the optical fiber pigtail;
- an upper part arranged on the lower part;
- and
- a substrate, on which the optoelectronic unit is formed, the substrate having a groove to receive the optical fiber pigtail.
A method for protecting an optoelectronic unit, which has at least one optical fiber pigtail and which is arranged on a substrate, the method comprising:
- placing a lower part on the substrate;
- laying the optical fiber pigtail of the optoelectronic unit into a groove to precisely position the optical fiber pigtail relative to the optoelectronic unit;
- filling a cutout of the lower part with a curable substance, wherein the cutout corresponds to a shape and size of the optoelectronic unit and the optical fiber pigtail;
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- covering the lower part with an upper part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.