Patent ID: 7764853
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A method of aligning components of an optoelectronic assembly comprising: providing an optical coupler having a first beam port along a first surface and having a second beam port along a second surface; providing a substrate having an optical element, said optical element being one of a light source and a light detector; and linking said optical coupler to said substrate using a fixed array of rigid alignment features and a compliant array of flexible alignment features, by contacting the fixed array of rigid alignment features with the compliant array of flexible alignment features such that alignment is dependent primarily upon positional accuracy and frequency of said fixed array of rigid alignment features and secondarily upon compliancy of said compliant array of flexible alignment features when contacting said fixed array of rigid alignment features, said fixed array of rigid alignment features and said compliant array of flexible alignment features being on respective coupling surfaces of said optical coupler and said substrate.