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US 7,350,988 B2Granted
Optical module and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKimio Nagasaka, Masayuki Kikushima
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Abstract
An optical module including: a housing formed of ceramics and having a base portion and a frame portion provided on the base portion; an optical element provided inside the frame portion; a cover member for the housing, the cover member being formed of a transparent substrate; and a connector with a lens provided so that the lens is disposed above the housing. The optical module may include a sealing member for bonding the housing and the cover member.
Claims5
An optical module comprising:
- a housing formed of ceramics and having a base portion and a frame portion provided on the base portion;
- a conductive layer provided on the base portion;
- a spacer provided on the conductive layer, the spacer being formed of a conductive material, the spacer having a base and a wire, the base being bonded to the conductive layer, the wire extending from a top of the base and being bonded to the conductive layer;
- an optical element provided on the spacer inside the frame portion;
- a cover member for the housing, the cover member being formed of a transparent substrate;
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- a connector with a lens provided so that the lens is disposed above the housing.
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A method of manufacturing an optical module including an optical element, the method comprising:
- (a1) providing a housing formed of ceramics and having a base portion and a frame portion provided on the base portion and a conductive layer formed on the base portion;
- (a2) providing a spacer on the conductive layer, the spacer being formed of a conductive material, the spacer having a base and a wire, the base being bonded to the conductive layer, the wire extending from a top of the base and being bonded to the conductive layer;
- (a3) pressing the spacer to be deformed;
- (b) providing the optical element on the spacer;
- (c) providing a sealing member for bonding the housing and a cover member on an upper surface of the frame portion;
- (d) bonding the frame portion of the housing and the cover member formed of a transparent substrate;
- and
- (e) providing a connector with a lens so that the lens is disposed above the transparent substrate.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.