摘要 |
The invention relates to an integrated semiconductor optical device comprising: a) an optical element ( 2 ), b) a housing ( 3 ) around said optical element ( 2 ), c) a glass window ( 51, 52 ) in said housing ( 3 ) allowing a light beam ( 71, 72 ) to pass through. In order to integrate the optics and the semiconductor optical device, while avoiding a difficult alignment procedure when using discrete lenses, the integrated semiconductor optical device according to the present invention further comprises a lens ( 61, 62 ) associated with said glass window ( 51, 52 ), said lens ( 61, 62 ) being directly replicated on the surface of said glass window ( 51, 52 ) outside said housing ( 3 ) by means of a replication method comprising the steps of: 1) filling a gap between the glass window and a mould with a liquid light-transmissive polymeric material, 2) curing the polymeric material to obtain said lens, and 3) removing the mould.
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