Butt joined opto-electrical apparatus and module
US6722795B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/383
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A butt joined opto-electrical apparatus has an open end face carrier or housing on which is positioned an opto-electrical element. An opto-electrical device and a coplanar transmission structure is formed on the opto-electrical element with the coplanar transmission structure disposed toward the open end face of the carrier or housing. The opto-electrical device is coupled to receive and optical signal from an optical waveguide. The coplanar transmission structure is independently aligned in three mutually perpendicular directions and in a proximate abutting relationship with another matching coplanar transmission structure formed on an electrical element of a mating electrical apparatus or housing. The opto-electrical and electrical apparatus are independently positioned and mechanically joined together with the matching coplanar transmission structures electrically coupled together via substantially flat electrical conductors.
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