Stub having an optical fiber

Abstract

A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be flush with the first end of the stub. The second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber.

1 - 17 . (canceled)  
     
     
         18 . A device comprising: 
 a stub having an aperture, the stub having a first end and a second end;    an adhesive material;    a housing, and wherein the stub is attached to the housing; and    an optical fiber attached to the aperture of the stub with the adhesive material, the optical fiber having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end of the optical fiber is polished so as to be substantially flush with the first end of the stub, and wherein the second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined position so as to provide for a predetermined length of the optical fiber measured from the first end of the optical fiber to the second end of the optical fiber, and wherein    the second end of the optical fiber is cleaved by way of a mechanical process, and wherein    the second end of the optical fiber is not flush with the second end of the stub, and wherein    the second end of the optical fiber is cleaved at a predetermined angle, and wherein    the optical fiber is made of a glass material, and wherein    the stub is made of a ceramic material.    
     
     
         19 . A device according to  claim 18 , further comprising an optoelectronic device attached to the housing, and wherein the optoelectronic device is situated substantially adjacent to the second end of the optical fiber.  
     
     
         20 . A device according to  claim 19 , further comprising an optical connector contacting the first end of the optical fiber so as to optically connect the optoelectronic device to the optical connector.  
     
     
         21 . A device according to  claim 20 , further comprising a layer of metallic material attached to a cylindrical surface of the stub.  
     
     
         22 - 38 . (canceled)