Patent ID: 6942396

Claim:
A passive alignment process of at least one optical fiber ( 32 ) and at least one optoelectronic component having at least one active zone ( 16 ), the process being characterised in that: at least one optoelectronic component ( 10 , 50 , 43 , 52 , 62 ) is used which comprises a layer of a substrate ( 11 ), a first layer ( 12 ) for resisting the removal of the substrate and a second layer ( 14 ) comprising at least one active zone, the active zone being opposite a portion of the first layer and used to emit or detect a light beam crossing the portion, the first layer being transparent to the light beam, the optoelectronic component is placed on a support ( 24 , 48 , 45 , 54 ) such that the second layer is opposite the support, the optoelectronic component is at least partially coated with a coating material ( 30 ) extending from the support as far as a level beyond the first layer, and at least a portion of the substrate and the coating material located above the substrate is selectively removed as far as the first layer, the removal taking place opposite the active zone and exposing, opposite the active zone, a cavity able to accommodate an end of at least one optical fiber and enabling the optical fiber to be aligned with the optoelectronic component by insertion of the end into the cavity.