Patent ID: 6114673
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G02B,G05D,H01L

Abstract:
A housing for an optical integrated circuit comprising:an enclosure having an opening formed therein, said enclosure defining an interior cavity, said opening communicating with said cavity;a thermal bed supported within said cavity and thermally insulated from said enclosure, said thermal bed configured to retain the optical integrated circuit within said cavity, said thermal bed defining a slot such that said slot receives the optical integrated circuit;a thermally conductive grease retained within said slot;a heater arranged within said cavity, said heater thermally communicating with said thermal bed;a first fiber member having a coupling end and a circuit end, said circuit end of said first fiber member engaging and optically communicating with the optical integrated circuit;a second fiber member having a coupling end and a circuit end, said circuit end of said second fiber member engaging and optically communicating with the optical integrated circuit;a first coupling having an interior fiber-receiving receptacle and an exterior fiber-receiving receptacle, said first coupling mounted to said enclosure within said opening such that said exterior fiber-receiving receptacle of said first coupling is oriented about an exterior of said enclosure, said interior fiber-receiving receptacle of said first coupling adapted to engage said coupling end of said first fiber member, said exterior fiber-receiving receptacle of said first coupling adapted to engage a third fiber member such that said first fiber member optically communicates with the third fiber member, and;a second coupling having a interior fiber-receiving receptacle and an exterior fiber-receiving receptacle, said second coupling mounted to said enclosure within said opening such that said exterior fiber-receiving receptacle of said second coupling is oriented about said exterior of said enclosure, said interior fiber-receiving receptacle of said second coupling adapted to engage said coupling end of said second fiber member, said exterior fiber-receiving receptacle of said second coupling adapted to engage a fourth fiber member such that said second fiber member optically communicates with the fourth fiber member.