Patent ID: 11960128
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A photonics package, comprising:
a substrate comprising:
a connector surface; and
an emitter surface meeting the connector surface at an edge;

a waveguide at least partially within the substrate;
an emitter coupled to the waveguide;
a hanging connector affixed to the connector surface; and
an optical component affixed to the hanging connector; wherein:
the hanging connector comprises:
a base layer;
a top layer; and
a first layer positioned at least partially between the base layer and the top layer; and

a portion of the first layer of the hanging connector forms an angled sidewall and a vertical backstop connecting the top layer of the hanging connector to the base layer of the hanging connector;
the optical component extends along a portion of the emitter surface.