US 11,960,128 B2
Fast-axis collimator with hanging connector
Alexander Goldis, San Francisco, CA (US); Jeffrey T. Hill, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Michael J. Bishop, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/508,760.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/104,687, filed on Oct. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128782 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/30 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4204 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4206 (2013.01); G02B 6/4219 (2013.01); G02B 6/4244 (2013.01); G02B 6/4296 (2013.01); G02B 19/0057 (2013.01); G02B 6/30 (2013.01); G02B 6/4262 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A photonics package, comprising:
a substrate comprising:
a connector surface; and
an emitter surface meeting the connector surface at an edge;
a waveguide at least partially within the substrate;
an emitter coupled to the waveguide;
a hanging connector affixed to the connector surface; and
an optical component affixed to the hanging connector; wherein:
the hanging connector comprises:
a base layer;
a top layer; and
a first layer positioned at least partially between the base layer and the top layer; and
a portion of the first layer of the hanging connector forms an angled sidewall and a vertical backstop connecting the top layer of the hanging connector to the base layer of the hanging connector;
the optical component extends along a portion of the emitter surface.