Patent ID: 9592578
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B23P,G02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing an assembly to couple an optical fiber to an opto-electronic component, comprising: providing the optical fiber having an end section with a front face to couple light in and out of the optical fiber; providing a housing to encase the end section of the optical fiber, wherein the housing is formed with an opening to receive the optical fiber; inserting the optical fiber in the opening such that the end section of the optical fiber is disposed inside the housing; attaching the optical fiber to a surface of the housing by applying an adhesive within a gap between the optical fiber and the surface, the surface being arranged to form a boundary of the opening; and aligning the front face of the optical fiber to the opto-electronic component such that light coupled out of the front face of the optical fiber is coupled into the opto-electronic component or light coupled out of the opto-electronic component is coupled into the optical fiber at the front face of the optical fiber.