Patent ID: 6536959
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A coupling configuration for connecting an optical fiber to an optoelectronic component, comprising:a coupling housing having a first region for accommodating an end of the optical fiber and a second region for accommodating the optoelectronic component; and a coupling element made of an optically transmissive material and disposed in said coupling housing between said first region for accommodating the end of the optical fiber and said second region for accommodating the optoelectronic component, said coupling element being in physical contact with a coupling end face of the optical fiber upon the optical fiber being inserted in said coupling housing, said coupling element having a side with a surface region reducing back-reflections and said side facing said second region accommodating the optoelectronic component, said coupling element having a lens shape and being held directly in said coupling housing, said coupling element coupling the optical fiber to the optoelectronic component; said coupling element being an integral component of said coupling housing, said side of said coupling element facing said second region having a ground bevel, and said side of said coupling element in physical contact with the coupling end face of the optical fiber having a spherical surface.