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Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider

US9065236B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2011
Grant dateJun 23, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49826
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A structure includes a channel waveguide and a pocket adjacent to an input facet of the channel waveguide. A laser having an output facet is positioned in the pocket. The structure includes a stop on either the laser or a wall of the pocket. The stop is positioned at an interface between the laser and the wall of the pocket such that the output facet of the laser and the input facet of the waveguide are separated by a gap.

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