Patent ID: 11914203
Assignee: AYAR LABS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising:
attaching a stiffener structure to the substrate, the stiffener structure configured to extend around a union of the first area and the second area without encroaching within the third area, the stiffener structure having a top surface at a substantially same elevation above the substrate as a top surface of the laser array chip;
disposing a thermal interface material across top surfaces of the stiffener structure, the laser array chip, and the planar lightwave circuit; and
positioning a lid structure on the thermal interface material, the lid structure configured to cover the laser array chip and the planar lightwave circuit, the lid structure also configured to extend over the stiffener structure.