| 摘要 |
A self-aligning connection assembly is provided for aligning a pair of optical components adjacent to one another. The assembly includes a stepped silicon substrate having a first surface (20) vertically offset from a second surface (22). At least one rib with angled walls extends from the first (20) and second surface (22) such that a first supporting portion thereof is substantially parallel to a central plane of the substrate. A first optical component (14) having a channel formed therein engages the first supporting portion of the rib proximate the first surface of the substrate. A second optical component (16), which is larger than the first optical component (14) and has a channel formed therein, engages the first supporting portion of the rib proximate the second surface (22) of the substrate. Although the first (14) and second (16) optical components have different heights relative to their core waveguides, due to the stepped configuration of the substrate, the core waveguides of the first and second optical components align.
|
