Methods of and apparatus for coupling an optoelectronic component to an optical fiber
US4616899A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4224
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber can be coupled to a semiconductor light source or detector using molded lens elements. The apparatus is easy to assemble, it is inexpensive, and it achieves true hermetic sealing of the semiconductor for a good reliability.
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