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US 6,950,575 · App. 10/463,596 · Granted Sep 27, 2005

Optical module and a method for manufacturing an optical module

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,950,575
App. No.
10/463,596
Filed
Jun 18, 2003
Granted
Sep 27, 2005
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2872
USPC
385/33
Abstract

The invention is a method for manufacturing an optical module where on forms a groove in a substrate for positioning a component such as an optical component. The optical component is provided to be bonded into the groove by a aluminum oxide bonding process. To prepare the bonding an aluminum layer is deposited on the optical component followed by a protection layer.

Claims (35)

1. A method for manufacturing an optical module comprising the steps:

providing a place on a substrate for positioning an optical component,

providing the optical component,

bonding the optical component to the groove by means of aluminum oxide bonding process,

wherein the process is modified by forming an aluminum layer on the optical component,

protecting the aluminum layer with a protection layer.

2. A method for manufacturing an optical module comprising the steps:

providing a place on a substrate for positioning an optical component,

providing the optical component,

bonding the optical component to the place by means of aluminum oxide bonding process,

wherein the process is modified by

forming an aluminum layer on the substrate,

protecting the aluminum layer with a protection layer.

3. A method according to claim 2 where the optical component has a silicon oxide coating.

4. A method according to claim 2 where the aluminum layer is doped with at least one dopant.

5. A method according to claim 2 where the protection layer consists of silicon.

6. A method according to claim 2 where the protection layer consists of polymer.

7. A method according to claim 1 where the substrate has a silicon oxide coating at least at the fixation section.

8. A method according to claim 1 where the aluminium layer is doped with at least one dopant.

9. A method according to claim 1 where the protection layer consists of silicon.

10. A method according to claim 1 where the protection layer consists of polymer.

11. An optical module comprising,

a substrate with a groove,

an optical component being aluminum oxide bonded to a place on a substrate,

an aluminum layer being formed on the optical component,

a protection layer formed on the optical component and covering at least a portion of the aluminum layer to reduce the oxidation of the aluminum layer.

12. An optical module according to claim 11 where the protection layer consists of silicon.

13. An optical module according to claim 11 where the protection layer consists of a polymer.

14. An optical module comprising,

a substrate with a groove,

an optical component being aluminum oxide bonded to a place on a substrate,

an aluminum layer being formed on the substrate,

a protection layer formed on the the substrate and covering at least a portion of the aluminum layer to reduce the oxidation of the aluminum layer.

15. An optical module according to claim 14 where the protection layer consists of silicon.

16. An optical module according to claim 14 where the protection layer consists of a polymer.