Design And Characterization Of A Novel Fiber Optic Coupling Device For Data Communication Applications

Many of the functions necessary for fiber optic coupling in data link applications have been incorporated into one opto-mechanical device called a lensheceptacle. The lens/receptacle enables the assembly of data links with reduced parts count, simplified assembly, lower cost, and streamlined testing with many performance advantages. The packaging consistent with this lens can accommodate data rates in excess of 600 M bls. This paper outlines the design of the lens/receptacle while highlighting the performance benefits of the package as a whole. Performance results presented are on FDDl compliant pre-production prototypes operating at 125 Mb/s at h = 1330 nm.