Patent ID: 6793407
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical assembly structure for the connection of an array of VCSEL dice to a board comprising:a VCSEL die containing said array of VCSELs, said array being surrounded by a metallized bonding seam on a top surface thereof; a precision optical transfer unit containing a corresponding bonding seam on the bottom thereof corresponding to said metallized bonding seam on said VCSEL die and a first array of passive alignment structures on a top surface thereof, said transfer unit containing optical transfer means for transferring radiation emitted from said array of VCSELs; and a pluggable optical connector having an optical transmission unit inserted in a cavity thereof, an array of interlock receptacles on a bottom surface thereof mating with said array of passive alignment structures on said top surface of said optical transfer unit and a second array of passive alignment structures on a top surface thereof for mating with said board.