Abstract

The key requirements for field-deployable fiber optic components are high fiber power, high stability/reliability and low. cost manufacturability. Among the contributing factors, a critical role is played by the fiber-to-laser coupling since it is both a discontinuity in the optical path at the material level and in the manufacturing process sequence. The fiber-coupling approach presented here meets these three requirements: the high fiber power arises from the lensing of the fiber tip, the stability is . achieved through the use of a single platform and solder securing both the laser and the fiber, and the manufacturability from batch wafer-level chip assembly and batch fiber soldering technique resulting in a low labor cost.

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