Patent ID: 6390689
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optoelectronic assembly comprising:first and second ferrules each having an axial bore and first and second opposite ends having first and second flat end surfaces respectively that extend transversely of said bores; first and second optical fibers disposed in said axial bores of said first and second ferrules respectively, said optical fibers being aligned with one another; an optoelectronic device mounted on said first end surface of said first ferrule in alignment with said first optical fibers; at least two conductors mounted on the outside of said first ferrule, said conductors each having first and second opposite ends, said first end of said conductors on said first ferrule end being connected to said optoelectronic device, and said second ends of said conductors being located adjacent said second end surface of said first ferrule; a sleeve surrounding and connecting said first and second ferrules, said sleeves serving to hold said ferrules so that said first and second optical fibers are axially aligned with each other, said ferrules being spaced from one another within said sleeve with said optoelectronic device disposed between them, and said ferrules protruding from the opposite ends of said sleeve; and electrically conductive connecting means connected to said second ends of said conductors on said first ferrule for connecting said optoelectronic device to a source of electrical energy or for conducting electrical signals from said optoelectronic device.