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Opto-electronic component with narrow aperture angle
Assignee: Aumovio Microelectronic GmbH
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Filing: 1993-09-30
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2013-09-30
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an opto-electronic component having a narrow aperture angle. The conventional design of components transmitting radiation or reacting to radiation and concentrating that radiation with the aid of lenses results, on account of the increasing distance between the lens and the semiconductor chip, in increasing component dimensions in the radiating or detecting direction with an increasingly narrow aperture angle. In accordance with the invention, a parabolic or approximately parabolic reflector is provided that is connected to a support strip supporting the semiconductor chip such that the latter is as close as possible to the focal point of the parabolic or approximately parabolic surface of the reflector. The reflector is preferably connected to the support strip by engaging elements and surrounded by a housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Schairer
- 👤 Jorg Angerstein
- 👤 Siegfried Giebler
- 👤 Jurgen Riedel
- 👤 Thomas Mistele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:31
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/85; H10H20/857; H10F; H10F55/00; H10F55/20; H10F55/25; H10F77/00; H10F77/40; H10F77/413; H10H20/855; H10H20/856; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An opto-electronic component having a narrow aperture angle, comprising: a semiconductor chip for either emitting radiation or reacting to radiation mounted on a first side of a metal support strip which includes a plurality of part-strips, a parabolic reflector disposed adjacent said first side of said support strip, said reflector being provided with engaging elements, onto which said support strip is latched, to connect said reflector to said support strip such that said semiconductor chip mounted on said support strip is substantially at the focal point of the parabolic surface of said reflector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An opto-electronic component having a narrow aperture angle, comprising: a semiconductor chip for either emitting radiation or reacting to radiation mounted on a first side of a metal support strip which includes a plurality of part-strips, a parabolic reflector disposed adjacent said first side of said support strip, said reflector being provided with engaging elements, onto which said support strip is latched, to connect said reflector to said support strip such that said semiconductor chip mounted on said support strip is substantially at the focal point of the parabolic surface of said reflector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An opto-electronic component according to claim 1 wherein said reflector consists of a plastic having at least one surface coated with a highly reflecting metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
An opto-electronic component according to claim 1, wherein said reflector, said semiconductor chip and parts of said support strip are completely surrounded by a translucent housing, and wherein only ends of said part-strips of said support strip acting as connection pins project out of said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An opto-electronic component according to claim 2, wherein only one of said part-strips is in contact with said metal coating of said reflector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
Use of the opto-electronic component according to one of claims 1 and 2 to 4 for manufacture of an opto-coupler made up of an opto-emitter and an opto-detector where said reflectors 2') of both said opto-emitter and said opto-detector have metal coatings and where said metal coatings of each reflector are connected in an electrically conducting manner to one of two part-strips, respectively, of the appropriate support strip carrying the emitter chip or detector chip, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
121 words
An opto-coupler comprising an opto-emitter and an opto-detector, each including a respective opto-electronic component as defined in claim 3 but with the opto-emitter and the opto-detector having respective semiconductor chips which emit radiation and detect radiation, respectively, and wherein: said opto-emitter and said opto-detector are disposed such that the respective said chips and reflectors face one another; said reflectors of both said opto-emitter and said opto-detector have metal coatings on the respective said reflecting surfaces; and the respective said metal coating of each reflector is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a respective one of said part-strips of the respective associated one of said support strips on which the respective chip of said opto-emitter and of said opto-detector is mounted.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An opto-electronic component according to claim 1 wherein at least said reflecting surface of said reflector is formed of a highly reflecting metal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An opto-electronic component according to claim 7 wherein only one of said part-strips is in electrical contact with said metal of said reflector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
An opto-electronic component according to claim 7, further comprising a housing formed of a translucent material completely surrounding said reflector, said semiconductor chip and parts of said support strip, and wherein only ends of said part-strips of said support strip project out of said housing and act as connection pins.
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