Patent ID: 8542971

Claim:
A package for dissipating at least one of heat power or optical power from a cladding of an optical fiber component of a device, the package comprising: a heat sink packaging receptacle for accommodating the optical fiber component, the heat sink packaging receptacle comprising: a cavity for receiving a temperature sensitive portion of the optical fiber component; a first end for accommodating an input end of the optical fiber component; and a second end for accommodating an output end of the optical fiber component; and a power-dissipative material having heat conducting properties and adapted for dissipating at least one of heat power or optical power from the cladding of the optical fiber component, the power-dissipative material extending within said cavity and surrounding the cladding of the optical fiber component along the temperature-sensitive portion thereof and being in contact with said cladding, said power-dissipative material being in a solid or liquid form.