Patent ID: 6095697
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A method for alignment of a device to a chip, comprising:forming a first alignment mark on a chip having an optical device fixed at a first location relative to the first alignment mark;placing the chip on a holder, the chip being moveable relative to the holder and the holder having a first fastener;placing a first optical connector proximate to the chip, the first optical connector having an optical interface, a second alignment mark having a second location relative to the optical interface, the second location being the same as the first location in that alignment of the second alignment mark with the first alignment mark results in alignment of the optical interface with the optical device, and the first optical connector having a second fastener;moving the first optical connector and the chip in concert to connect the second fastener to the first fastener so that the first optical connector is fixed in position relative to the holder;applying an adhesive to the chip and to the holder to place the chip in a fixed position relative to the holder;disconnecting the second fastener from the first fastener;removing the first optical connector away from the chip and the holder; andplacing a second optical connector proximate to the chip and the holder, the second optical connector comprising an optical interface and a second fastener that have a relative location to each other that is the same as a relative location between the optical interface and the second fastener of the first optical connector.