Patent ID: 6158118
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G02B,H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for aligning a surface mounted optoelectric device on a printed circuit board, said method comprising the steps of:adding an optical transmitter and an optical receiver to a surface mounted optoelectric device;embedding a fiber optic cable within a printed circuit board, wherein a first end and a second end of said fiber optic cable are embedded in said printed circuit board, wherein said fiber optic cable having a length at least equivalent to a distance between said optical transmitter and said optical receiver placed on said surface mounted optoelectric device; andaligning an orientation of said surface mounted optoelectric device on said printed circuit board such that an optical signal transmitting from said optical transmitter at said first end of said fiber optic cable can be received by said optical receiver at said second end of said fiber optic cable.