Optical device

An optical device, comprising:

• an optical fiber;
• a surface-mountable optical component including a base member formed with a recess, vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) element located in said recess, said VCSEL element being optically connected to said optical fiber, said VCSEL element emitting light said VCSEL element having a predetermined emission parameter at least one optoelectronic monitoring element disposed in said recess, said at least one optoelectronic monitoring element monitoring said predetermined emission parameter said recess being filled with a transparent filler;
• a receptacle for receiving said optical fiber and for optically connecting said optical fiber with said VCSEL element, said receptacle being attached to said surface-mountable optical component, said receptacle having a light-receiving end,
• a reflector disposed between said VCSEL element and said light receiving end of said receptacle for reflecting a portion of the light emitted by said VCSEL element onto said at least one optoelectronic monitoring element;
• and
• an attachment element attaching said surface-mountable optical component to said receptacle, said attachment element being formed with a through-hole defining a first end and a second end, said surface-mountable optical component being disposed at said first end of through-hole, said receptacle being disposed at said second end of said through hole, and said reflector being held in said through-hole in said attachment element.

An optical device, comprising:

• an optical fiber;
• a surface-mountable optical component including a base member formed with a recess, a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) element located in said recess, said VCSEL element emitting light, said VCSEL element having a predetermined emission parameter, at least one optoelectronic monitoring element disposed in said recess, said at least one optoelectronic monitoring element monitoring said predetermined emission parameter, said recess being filled with a transparent filler;
• a receptacle for receiving said optical fiber and for optically connecting said optical fiber with said VCSEL element, said receptacle being attached to said surface-mountable optical component, said receptacle having a light-receiving end;
• and
• a reflector for reflecting part of the light emitted by said VCSEL element onto said optoelectronic monitoring element, said reflector disposed between said VCSEL element and said light-receiving end of said receptacle.

An optical device, comprising:

• an optical fiber having a light-receiving end surface,
• a surface-mountable optical component including a base member formed with a recess, a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) element located in said recess, said VCSEL element emitting light, said VCSEL element having a predetermined emission parameter, at least one optoelectronic monitoring element disposed in said recess, said at least one optoelectronic monitoring element monitoring said predetermined emission parameter, said recess being filled with a transparent filler;
• an optical coupling element disposed between said optical fiber and said VCSEL element, said optical coupling element focusing the light emitted from said VCSEL element onto said light-receiving end surface of the optical fiber;
• and
• a receptacle for receiving said optical fiber and for optically connecting said optical fiber with said VCSEL element, said receptacle being attached to said surface-mountable optical component, said receptacle having a transparent light-receiving end portion for optically connecting said VCSEL element with said optical fiber received in said receptacle, said light-receiving end portion having a convex surface forming said optical coupling element.

An Optical device, comprising:

• an optical fiber,
• a surface-mountable optical component including a base member formed with a recess, a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) element located in said recess, said VCSEL element having a predetermined emission parameter, at least one optoelectronic monitoring element disposed in said recess, said at least one optoelectronic monitoring element monitoring said predetermined emission parameter, said recess being filled with a transparent filler, said at least one optoelectronic element being optically connected to said optical fiber;
• a receptacle for receiving said optical fiber and for optically connecting said optical fiber with said VCSEL element, said receptacle being attached to said surface-mountable optical component;
• and
• an attachment element attaching said surface-mountable optical component to said receptacle, said attachment element being formed with a through hole defining a first end and a second end, said surface-mountable optical component disposed at said first end of said through-hole, said receptacle being disposed at said second end of said through hole, said attachment element having a first surface glued to said receptacle, said attachment element having a second surface opposite said first surface and glued to said surface-mountable optical component.