Optical and mechanical interface between opto-electronic devices and fibers

US6821028B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DigitalOptics Corporation · US

Inventors

• James E. Morris · Tega Cay, US
• William Hudson Welch · Fort Lauderdale, US
• Patricia Lee · Austin, US
• Darrell R. Childers · Hickory, US
• Russell J. Granger · Lincolnton, US
• Eric Childers · Detroit, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2002
• Grant date: Nov 23, 2004
• Expiry date: Sep 6, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/3893
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An interface system includes separate optical and mechanical interfaces between opto-electronic devices and fibers. This allows each of these components to be optimized for their particular function. The mechanical interface includes an aperture through which light is transmitted between the fibers and optical element on the optical interface. Protruding features on the optical interface mate with the aperture in the mechanical interface to align the optics block with the mechanical interface.