OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE WITH PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS

摘要

Apparatus and methods for passively aligning optical elements are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the apparatus and methods include optical elements aligned on bases which are passively aligned and secured on a substrate by alignment features adapted to secure and passively align the bases. Flexible gripping elements consisting of laterally spaced flexible strips attach the optical element to the base or the base to the substrate.