US 6,982,437 B2
Surface emitting laser package having integrated optical element and alignment post
Kendra Gallup, Marina Del Rey, Calif. (US); Brenton A. Baugh, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Robert E. Wilson, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); James A. Matthews, Milpitas, Calif. (US); James H. Williams, Walnut Creek, Calif. (US); and Tak Kui Wang, Saratoga, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/665,662.
Prior Publication US 2005/0062055 A1, Mar. 24, 2005
Int. Cl. H01L 33/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 257—100 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical device package comprising:
a device that emits an optical signal from a major surface of the device;
a sub-mount containing electrical traces that are electrically connected to the device;
a cap attached to the sub-mount so as to form a cavity enclosing the device;
an optical element residing within the cavity on an interior surface of the cap and in a path of the optical signal; and
an alignment post glued to an exterior surface of the cap and aligned with the path of the optical signal.