METHOD OF COUPLING TWO OPTICAL ELEMENTS CONSTITUTING A DEVICE TRANSMITTING LIGHT SIGNALS, AND A DEVICE THUS OBTAINED

摘要

A method of coupling an optical fiber (6) and an optoelectronic component which is formed in a semiconductor body whose surface is provided with metallic contact pads. The pads are connected, via connection wires, to external metallic layers on a support. In the method one end of the optical fiber is guided between beads formed on the surfaces of the contact pads and rests on these pads.