Tehseen Abidi

US Patent:

6567435, May 20, 2003

Filed:

Mar 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/531442

Inventors:

Jeffrey W. Scott - Santa Barbara CA
Dale Isaacson - Alice CO
Tehseen Abidi - Westminster CO

Assignee:

Optical Communication Products, Inc. - Chatsworth CA

International Classification:

H01S 313

US Classification:

372 29021, 257729

Abstract:

A plastic encapsulated VCSEL and power monitoring system wherein the VCSEL and photodetector are encapsulated in an optoelectronic plastic molding material. A tilted window, with a partially reflective coating on one side, is attached to the top of the plastic molding material using an epoxy with a refractive index that substantially matches the molding material. The plastic encapsulated VCSEL and photodetector may be manufactured at low cost using standard molding techniques. The high optical quality of the tilted window and partially reflective coating provide an excellent surface to reflect a portion of the optical beam back to the photodetector. Also, the tilted window substantially reduces inconsistent power monitoring due to beam divergence and walk-off.