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US 6,886,993 B2Granted
Optoelectronic assembly having a flexure that supports multiple optical elements
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJean-Marc Verdiell, Eric Zbinden, Robert Kohler, Jonas Webjorn, Sylvain Colin, Marc Epitaux
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Abstract
A package is described. In one embodiment, the package includes multiple optical elements and multiple flexures, with at least one optical element attached to each flexure. The optical elements may be in alignment with each other. In an alternative embodiment, multiple optical elements are attached to a single flexure.
Claims30
A package comprising:
- one or more surfaces;
- and
- a first flexure having a first base attached to the one or more surfaces, the first flexure having a body coupled to a plurality of legs via flexing spring regions, the flexing spring regions enabling legs of the plurality of legs on opposite sides of the body to spread further apart in response to a force on the body when not attached to the one or more surfaces;
- and
- at least two optical elements coupled to the first base of the flexure, the first base having at least one vertical surface to mount an optical element thereon perpendicular to an optical axis, wherein the optical element is one selected from the group that includes a laser, a lens, a modulator, a filter, a beam splitter, an isolator, a polarizer, a detector, and a grating.
2 more elements
A package comprising:
- one or more surfaces;
- a first flexure having a first base attached to the one or more surfaces, a body,
- a plurality of legs coupled to the body via flexing spring regions, the flexing spring regions enabling legs of the plurality of legs on opposite sides of the body to spread further apart in response to a force on the body when not attached to the one or more surfaces, and
- at least a pair of handling features;
- and
- at least two optical elements coupled to the first base of the flexure and aligned with an optical axis, the first base having at least one vertical surface to mount an optical element thereon perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the optical element is one selected from the group that includes a laser, a lens, a modulator, a filter, a beam splitter, an isolator, a polarizer, a detector, and a grating.
3 more elements
A package comprising:
- one or more surfaces;
- a first flexure having a first base attached to the one or more surfaces, a body,
- two pairs of legs coupled to the body via flexing spring regions, the flexing spring regions enabling legs of the two pairs of legs on opposite sides of the body to spread further apart in response to a force on the body when not attached to the one or more surfaces, and
- at least a pair of handling features;
- and
- at least two optical elements coupled to the first base of the flexure and aligned with an optical axis, the first base having at least one vertical surface to mount an optical element thereon perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the optical element is one selected from the group that includes a laser, a lens, a modulator, a filter, a beam splitter, an isolator, a polarizer a detector, and a grating.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.