Method and apparatus for aligning a laser diode on a slider
US9065236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2031 |
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- 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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