Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
An assembly comprising a first body having two opposed substantially parallel faces (to be referred to as the first and the second face) and at least one through-aperture having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first face, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the first body further comprises a) at least one recessed portion in the second face, the portion having a bottom, the through-aperture extending between the first face and the bottom of the portion; b) conductive means, extending from the second face onto the bottom of the portion and adapted for making electrical contact to an opto-electronic device having an active region and mounted in the well such that the device does not project above the plane of the second face, with the active region substantially centered on the through-aperture; and c) means for securing an end of an optical fiber to the assembly such that the fiber is in a position adapted for optical communication between the opto-electronic device and the fiber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
An assembly comprising a first body having two opposed substantially parallel faces (to be referred to as the first and the second face) and at least one through-aperture having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first face, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the first body further comprises a) at least one recessed portion in the second face, the portion having a bottom, the through-aperture extending between the first face and the bottom of the portion; b) conductive means, extending from the second face onto the bottom of the portion and adapted for making electrical contact to an opto-electronic device having an active region and mounted in the well such that the device does not project above the plane of the second face, with the active region substantially centered on the through-aperture; and c) means for securing an end of an optical fiber to the assembly such that the fiber is in a position adapted for optical communication between the opto-electronic device and the fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The assembly of claim 1, comprising an optical fiber secured to the first body, and an opto-electronic device mounted in the recessed portion and electrically connected to the conductive means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The assembly of claim 2, wherein the end of the fiber is inserted into the through-aperture substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The assembly of claim 2, wherein the end of the fiber is secured to the first face and is substantially parallel with the first face, and wherein the assembly further comprises light reflecting means positioned such as to facilitate the optical communication between the opto-electronic device and the fiber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
The assembly of claim 1, comprising a second body having two opposed substantially parallel faces, with a through-aperture extending between the faces, the second body attached to the first body, the assembly further comprising an optical fiber secured to the second body and having an end face, and still further comprising light focusing means having a first and a second focal plane, with the active region of the opto-electronic device lying substantially in the first focal plane and the end face of the fiber lying substantially in the second focal plane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The assembly of claim 5, wherein the end of the fiber is inserted into the second body substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the through-aperture of the first body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The assembly of claim 5, wherein the end of the fiber is substantially parallel with the opposed faces of the second body, and wherein the assembly further comprises light reflecting means positioned such as to facilitate the optical communication between the opto-electronic device and the fiber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein the body comprises monocrystalline silicon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The assembly of claim 2, further comprising a planar wafer-scale-integrated structure having bonding pads thereon, with the first body mounted on the planar structure such that at least some of the conductive means on the second face are electrically connected to bonding pads.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The assembly of claim 9, further comprising at least one integrated circuit chip mounted on the planar structure in close proximity to the first body.