Coupling device between in optical fiber and an opto-electronic component

Claim 1

A coupling device between an optical fiber and an opto-electronic component in the form of a chip of semiconductor material comprising, in addition to said optical fiber and said opto-electronic component, a housing containing said component and into which said fiber penetrates through a wall, with one end of the fiber coming into optical coupling with the chip of semiconductor material, and means for holding the optical fiber, by fixing it to the housing, at least three spaced holding points, said holding points comprising a rear holding point placed directly on the optical fiber in the vicinity of its end which is optically coupled with the chip of semiconductor material in order to hold said end in its coupling position, a front holding point placed directly on the optical fiber where it passes through the wall of the housing in order to withstand forces exerted on the optical fiber from outside the housing, and at least one intermediate holding point placed directly on the optical fiber between the rear holding point and the front holding point in order to attenuate the transmission to the rear holding point of the forces exerted on the fiber at the front holding point by deformation on the housing.