Automated surface mounting of miniaturized optical elements

Author

Scussat, Marco ; De Graffenried, Christian ; Kohler, Robert ; Clavel, Reymond ; Sidler, Thomas ; Salathé, René Paul ; Gächter, Bernhard ; Ehbets, Hartmut ; Moser, Peter ; Knuchel, Claude Alain

Author_Institution

Dept. de Microtechnique, Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

101

Abstract

An automated surface mounting assembly procedure has been developed for mounting miniaturized optical elements. It is based on a low cost universal holding device, free space optical interconnection, and on-line adjustment of the elements. It is characterized by submicron mounting precision and excellent mechanical properties. Flexibility in the layout, simple handling, high packaging density render this technique suitable to low cost prototyping and mass production of optoelectronic devices. The possibility of mass production will allow a new class of optical systems to be conceived for the customer market

Keywords

integrated optics; micro-optics; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; process control; soldering; surface mount technology; 2D layout; automated surface mounting assembly; free space optical interconnection; high packaging density; in-situ alignment; layout flexibility; low cost prototyping; low cost universal holding device; mass production; miniaturized optical elements; on-line adjustment; optoelectronic devices; soldering; submicron mounting precision; Automation; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Lattices; Optical devices; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Soldering; Surface waves; Tin;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4947-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1998.737753

Filename

737753