Inventors:
James K. Guenter - Garland TX, US
Jimmy A. Tatum - Plano TX, US
Norman Brent Stapleton - Princeton TX, US
Richard L. Bell - Richardson TX, US
Harold Young Walker - Plano TX, US
Jose Joaquin Aizpuru - Murphy TX, US
Assignee:
Finisar Corporation - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
H01S 3/13
US Classification:
372 2901, 372 50124, 372 5021
Abstract:
The present invention relates to opto-isolators. Opto-isolators are disclosed that include a transmitter package and a vertical VCSEL disposed within the transmitter package. The opto-isolators further include a receiver package and a photodetector disposed within the receiver package. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include an alignment package configured to receive the transmitter package and the receiver package. In another embodiment, opto-isolators include a VCSEL and a photodetector optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include a package enclosing both the VCSEL and the photodetector.