Patent ID: 9476763
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G01J,G02B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a planar light wave circuit assembly comprising a planar light wave circuit and a planar light wave circuit output, wherein the planar light wave circuit output is arranged at a lateral face of the planar light wave circuit; a mounting device mounted directly to the lateral face of the planar light wave circuit with an electrical via and a recess formed therein; a transimpedance amplifier directly connected to the mounting device and suspended from the lateral surface of the planar light wave circuit by the mounting device; and a photodiode arranged within the recess and electrically connected to the transimpedance amplifier through the via, wherein the mounting device is positioned such that a photosensitive portion of the photodiode is aligned along an optical path from the output of the planar light wave circuit to the photodiode such that a spot size of light output from the planar light wave circuit is incident on the photosensitive portion such that an optical signal transmitted by the light output is converted to an electric signal by the photodiode; and wherein the optical path does not contain any refractive optical elements.