Patent ID: 6396857
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H01L,H01S

Abstract:
A laser diode assembly comprising:a substrate having a major front surface and a major back surface, at least one channel extending in said substrate from the major front surface thereof towards the back surface and tapering inwardly, each of said at least one channel having a back wall opposite the major front surface, a first side wall generally perpendicular to the major front surface, and a second side wall at an angle with respect to the first side wall; said laser diode assembly further comprising, for each of the at least one channel: at least one metallic coating covering the major front surface and at least a portion of the first and second side walls; a laser diode bar mounted in the channel adjacent to the first side wall; at least one conductive body wedged between the laser diode bar and the second side wall; and holding means for holding the laser diode bar and the conductive body inside the channel.