Patent ID: 6721479
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An apparatus which holds an optical fiber in alignment to an optical device, said apparatus comprising:a fiber holder having a first plurality of indentations formed therein; at least one optical fiber within a corresponding one of said first plurality of indentations; a base substrate having a second plurality of indentations formed into said base; a plurality of spacers, each of said plurality of spacers within a corresponding one of the second plurality of indentations, wherein said fiber holder is mounted on said base with said plurality of spacers within said first plurality of indentations; an optical device mounted to said base, said optical device comprising a lens; a third plurality of indentations formed in said base; and a second plurality of spacers, each of said second plurality of spacers within a corresponding one of said third plurality of indentations, wherein said optical device is mounted to said base with an edge of said optical device in contact with at least two of said second plurality of spacers and establishes a horizontal position of said optical device.