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

Claim 8:
9. A method for forming a photonics package, comprising:
affixing an optical component to a hanging connector with a first bond between the optical component and an oxide layer of the hanging connector; and
affixing the hanging connector to a connector surface of a substrate with a second bond between a silicon-on-insulator layer of the hanging connector and the connector surface of the substrate, such that the optical component extends along an emitter surface of the substrate; wherein:
a portion of the oxide layer of the hanging connector is positioned between the silicon-on-insulator layer of the hanging connector and a base layer of the hanging connector;
a portion of the silicon-on-insulator layer of the hanging connector forms an angled sidewall and a vertical backstop connecting the oxide layer of the hanging connector to a base layer of the hanging connector;
an emitter on the emitter surface is configured to emit a light output;
the optical component is configured to receive the light output;
a vertex of the optical component is coplanar with the emitter; and
the optical component is configured to collimate the light output.