Patent ID: 6905260

Claim:
A process of aligning and connecting at least one optical fiber to at least one optoelectronic device to facilitate the coupling of light between at least one optical fiber and at least one optoelectronic device, comprising the steps of: positioning at least one optical element in a position relative to at least one optoelectronic device in such a manner that when the device and element are in a position proximate to each other, they would be in optical alignment, wherein the at least one optoelectronic device is an array of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; depositing a first non-opaque material on the first end of at least one optoelectronic device; and fixating the first end of at least one optical element proximate to the first end of at least one optoelectronic device in such a manner that the first non-opaque material contacts the first end of at least one optoelectronic device and the first end of at least one optical element.