Hybrid optical coupling component

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, wherein the double sheath optical fiber has one or more notches and the transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor forms on the notch a light spot the size of a section of which is smaller than the size of a projection of a section on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the diode.

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, wherein the hybrid component further comprises a metal platen supporting said diode.

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, wherein the metal platen comprises a copper support capable of receiving the multimode diode, the copper support being thermally coupled to a Peltier effect element.

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, and a combination of two lenses crossed at 90° C. to limit divergence of the diode in planes parallel and perpendicular to the semiconductor junction and assure the collimation of a light beam produced by the multimode diode on the notch of the optical fiber, wherein the double sheath optical fiber has one or more notches.

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, and a glass plate or a birefringent plate for maintaining the double sheath fiber at the level of the notch, wherein the double sheath optical fiber has one or more notches.

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, and a double sheath fiber for transporting a signal and pumping light to implement optical pumping of a laser cavity.

An optical coupling component comprising:

• at least one double sheath optical fiber for transverse optical coupling with a semiconductor diode, wherein the diode is a multimode semiconductor diode and the optical fiber and the diode are integrated in a hermetic housing to form a hybrid component also comprising a metal platen supporting said diode, and a monomode optical fiber for transporting a signal and a double sheath fiber for transporting the signal and pumping light to implement an optical amplification.