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Surface-mounted optoelectronic device
| Details |
Inventors: Thillays, Jacques C.;
Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Jones; Larry
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mayer; Robert T., Biren; Steven R.
The invention relates to an optoelectronic device for surface mounting of the type comprising an insulating substrate, whose upper surface receives at least one optoelectronic element electrically connected to contacts of the lower surface of the substrate through conductive strips. An annular spacer is fixed to the upper surface of the substrate. A spherical lens is glued on the annular spacer and the plane of light emission is situated at a distance from the spherical lens which is smaller than its extension. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An optoelectronic device for surface mounting comprising an insulating substrate having an upper and a lower surface, at least one optoelectronic element mounted at said upper surface, contact members on said lower surface, conductive strips disposed on the upper surface and in electrical contact with said contact members on the lower surface, a first of said conductive strips being in electrical contact with the lower surface of the optoelectronic element and at least a second of said conductive strips being connected to the upper surface of the optoelectronic element, an annular spacer enclosing but spaced apart from said optoelectronic element and fixed to the upper surface of the insulating substrate so that its axis is aligned with the optical axis of the optoelectronic element, said spacer having a height exceeding the thickness of the optoelectronic element, and a spherical lens of a transparent material having a diameter exceeding the inner diameter of the annular spacer, glued to the latter and spaced apart from the upper surface of the optoelectronic element by a distance such that the plane of light emission of the optoelectronic element is situated at a distance d from the spherical lens which is smaller than or equal to its extension, which is the distance between the focus F and the edge of the lens.
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A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the inner space of the said annular spacer, limited by the insulating substrate, the optoelectronic element and the spherical lens, is filled by a transparent glue having a given index of refraction and serving to ensure that the spherical lens is tightly glued to the rest of the device.
3.
A device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the insulating substrate, the annular spacer and the spherical lens are made of materials mainly comprising alumina.
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A device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the insulating substrate comprises a ceramic material.
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A device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the annular spacer consists of alumina
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