Patent ID: 9066456
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G02B,H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making an optical assembly, comprising: providing a frame made of a plastic material on a surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), the frame having a generally planar shape, an interior region, and a continuous perimeter with a flat surface extending in a plane around the interior region; mounting at least one opto-electronic device on the surface of the PCB within the interior region of the frame using one or more optically detected points of reference on the PCB; placing a lens device on the frame by moving the lens device into alignment with the opto-electronic device using the one or more optically detected points of reference on the PCB, a flat base portion of the lens device contacting the flat surface of the frame, contact between the flat base portion of the lens and the flat surface of the frame not restricting planar movement of the lens device with respect to the frame during alignment, the lens device having at least one optical element for optically coupling an optical fiber to the opto-electronic device; and laser-welding the lens device to the frame after the lens device has been moved into alignment with the opto-electronic device.