Modular apparatus for packaging and interfacing a photodiode with an optical fiber

摘要

Modular apparatus for packaging and interfacing a planar photodiode with an optical fiber terminated in a ferrule. An elongated terminal pin protrudes from a header of a generally-cylindrical housing. The ferrule end of the fiber is received at the opposed end of the housing and aligned with a disk-shaped photodetector fixed to the end of the pin interior to the housing. A wire is bonded to a surface of the photodetector and, via the conductive casing of the header, to the housing to provide a miniaturized single-pin pigtailed modular arrangement that is readily adaptable for automated manufacturing process.