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Light emitting assembly and a method of making same
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1982-05-17
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Granted: 1984-10-30
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Expires: 2002-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A light emitting assembly comprising a light emitting device, an optical fiber and an optical coupling medium which is contacted to both a facet of the light emitting device and an end face of the fiber and whose maximum diameter is comparable to the diameter of the end face of the fiber. The invention is also a method of making this light emitting assembly which comprises positioning the end face of the optical fiber adjacent to the emitting portion of the facet, interposing an optical coupling medium between the facet and the end face of the fiber and increasing the space between the facet and the end face of the fiber until the maximum amount of light is coupled into the fiber.
Inventors
- 👤 William C. Landis
- 👤 Paul Nyul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:30
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4219; G02B6/4236; G02B6/4239; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4212; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/5363; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/753
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
In a light emitting assembly comprising a semiconductor light emitting device having an emitting facet, an optical fiber positioned so that light emitted therefrom enters an end face of said fiber and an optical coupling medium between said facet and said end face; the improvement comprising said optical coupling medium extending between said facet and said end face, having a maximum diameter which is comparable to the diameter of said fiber and tapering in decreasing thickness from said facet and said end face and wherein the spacing between said facet and said end face is between about 0.5 and about 3 times the diameter of said fiber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a light emitting assembly comprising a semiconductor light emitting device having an emitting facet, an optical fiber positioned so that light emitted therefrom enters an end face of said fiber and an optical coupling medium between said facet and said end face; the improvement comprising said optical coupling medium extending between said facet and said end face, having a maximum diameter which is comparable to the diameter of said fiber and tapering in decreasing thickness from said facet and said end face and wherein the spacing between said facet and said end face is between about 0.5 and about 3 times the diameter of said fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The light emitting assembly of claim 1 wherein the spacing between said facet and said end face is between about 1 and about 2 times the diameter of said fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The light emitting assembly of claim 2 wherein said optical coupling medium is a UV curing epoxy resin.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of fabricating a light emitting assembly which comprises the steps of: mounting a light emitting device on a header; placing an optical coupling medium on an end face of an optical fiber; positioning said end face adjacent to a light emitting facet of said device so that said optical coupling medium contacts said facet; increasing the spacing between said facet and said end face until said optical coupling medium tapers in decreasing thickness from said facet and said end face and a maximum amount of light is coupled into said end face; and hardening said optical coupling medium.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of fabricating a light emitting assembly which comprises the steps of: mounting a light emitting device on a header; placing an optical coupling medium on an end face of an optical fiber; positioning said end face adjacent to a light emitting facet of said device so that said optical coupling medium contacts said facet; increasing the spacing between said facet and said end face until said optical coupling medium tapers in decreasing thickness from said facet and said end face and a maximum amount of light is coupled into said end face; and hardening said optical coupling medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the step of increasing the spacing forms an element whose maximum diameter is comparable to the diameter of said fiber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the spacing between said facet and said end face is between about 0.5 and 3 times the diameter of said fiber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the spacing between said facet and said end face is between about 1 and 2 times the diameter of said fiber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the optical coupling medium is composed of an epoxy resin and the step of hardening said medium comprises exposing said medium to ultraviolet radiation.
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