Patent ID: 6526201
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A coupler assembly for transmitting data communication signals from a light source into a light transport comprising:a die of the light source, the die having a centerline; an aspheric lens having a base and a dome, the base having a first end and a second end, the base disposed about the centerline, the second end located forward of the first end and forward of the die, the dome having an end surface, an apex, and a length, the dome located forward of the base, the apex located forward of the end surface, the end surface congruently connected to the second end, the apex located on the centerline, the length extending axially along the centerline from the end surface to the apex; a support member having a reflector surface located about and opposing the aspheric lens, the reflector surface having an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge located coaxially with or forward of the first end of the base and the outer edge located forward of the inner edge, the surface extending and radially expanding from the inner edge to the outer edge; and a light transport having an input face, the input face disposed about the centerline and forward of the apex.