IP Library Granted Patent US 7,897,892
Granted Patent B2
US 7,897,892 · App. 11/586,644 · Granted Mar 1, 2011

Method of bonding an optical component

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Patent No.
US 7,897,892
App. No.
11/586,644
Granted
Mar 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source ( 2 ) and a connection base ( 1 ) are held with a predetermined gap, solder paste melted by the thermal energy of laser light is fed into the gap, and the light source ( 2 ) and the connection base ( 1 ) are bonded together via a solder layer ( 32 ).

Claims (8)

1. A method of bonding an optical component, comprising:

holding a light source and a connection base for holding the light source, with a predetermined gap between the base and light source,

irradiating the connection base with laser light thereby heating the connection base before supplying a solder material to a position near the gap,

melting the solder material by thermal energy of laser light, and permitting the molten solder material to flow into the gap, and

bonding the light source and the connection base.

2. The method of bonding an optical component according to claim 1 , wherein the solder material includes particles having a higher melting point than the solder material.

3. The method of bonding an optical component according to claim 1 , wherein the gap is 5 μm to 100 μm in width.

4. The method of bonding an optical component according to claim 1 , wherein the solder material is low-temperature solder.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0534 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2007
From: MORI, MASAHIRO; NAKAI, IZURU; KIMURA, TOSHIHARU; FUJISHIMA, TAKESHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018770/0537 →