A METHOD OF AND A DEVICE FOR COUPLING OPTICAL FIBRES AND OPTO-ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

摘要

A method and device for coupling optical fibres and opto-electronic components. In the fibre, a reflecting surface is created that is generically tilted with respect to the main propagation path of the optical radiation in the fibre, so as to originate by reflection an additional propagation path that is generically deflected with respect to the main propagation path. In a mounting support common to the fibre and the related opto-electronic component, a groove is made along an external face so as to accommodate the optical fibre in a tight condition. The groove is then covered through a laminar cover, that is transparent to the radiation and has a flat surface. The fibre is inserted into the groove in order that the deflected propagation path passes through the cover of material transparent to the radiation, and the opto-electronic component is mounted on the cover in alignment with the deflected propagation path.