There is provided an interface module (200), comprising: an interface (208) for connection with a signal connector (250); a cage (206) for guiding the signal connector towards the interface; and a heat sink (202). The cage (206) comprises a cage portion (212) that is configured to move from a first position to a second position upon insertion of the signal connector (250) into the cage. In the first position, the cage portion is not in thermal contact with the heat sink; when in the second position, the cage portion is in thermal contact with the heat sink. The cage portion (212) comprises one or more apertures (218).

There is set forth herein a method including building a first photonics structure using a first wafer having a first substrate, wherein the building the first photonics structure includes integrally fabricating within a first photonics dielectric stack one or more photonics device, the one or more photonics device formed on the first substrate; building a second photonics structure using a second wafer having a second substrate, wherein the building the second photonics structure includes integrally fabricating within a second photonics dielectric stack a laser stack structure active region and one or more photonics device, the second photonics dielectric stack formed on the second substrate; and bonding the first photonics structure and the second photonics structure to define an optoelectrical system having the first photonics structure bonded the second photonics structure.

An electronic package structure is provided. The electronic package structure includes a first carrier, a first electronic component, a first optical channel, and a second electronic component. The first electronic component is disposed on or within the first carrier. The first optical channel is disposed within the first carrier. The first optical channel is configured to provide optical communication between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The first carrier is configured to electrically connect the first electronic component.

Optical packages and methods of assembly are described in which various optical structures are integrated to increase efficiency. In an embodiment, an optical package includes an optical component with integrated guard fence to prevent the flow of adjacent opaque insulating material onto an optical surface. Additional optic structures are described such as light blocking structures within routing layer to reduce total internal reflection (TIR) within the routing layers, optical lenses, and the use of sacrificial layers to protect optical surfaces of the optical components during assembly.

A wiring substrate includes an insulating layer, a conductor layer formed on a surface of the insulating layer and including a conductor pad, a covering layer formed on the insulating layer and covering a portion of the insulating layer, an optical waveguide positioned on the surface of the insulating layer and including a core part, and a conductor post including plating metal and formed on the conductor pad such that the conductor post is penetrating through the covering layer and connected to a component. The insulating layer has a component region covered by the component when the component is connected to the conductor post, the core part has an end surface facing the opposite direction with respect to the insulating layer and exposed in the component region and a distance between the end surface and the surface of the insulating layer is greater than a thickness of the covering layer.

A wiring substrate includes an insulating layer, a conductor layer formed on surface of the insulating layer and including a conductor pad, a covering layer covering a portion of the insulating layer, an optical waveguide positioned on the surface of the insulating layer and including core part, and a conductor post including plating metal and formed on the conductor pad such that the post is penetrating through the covering layer and connected to a component. The insulating layer has component region covered by the component when the component is connected, the core part has side surface extending in direction along the surface of the insulating layer, the side surface has an exposed portion exposed in the component region and facing the opposite direction with respect to the insulating layer, and distance between the exposed portion and the surface of the insulating layer is greater than thickness of the covering layer.

This application provides a light source module, an optical communications board, and an optical communications system. The light source module includes a light source emission module configured to emit a laser and a housing configured to protect the light source emission module. The light source emission module is connected to a first connector and a second connector, the first connector is an optical signal connector, and the second connector is an electrical signal connector. When the first connector and the second connector are specifically disposed, the first connector and the second connector are located on a same side of the housing. In addition, both the first connector and the second connector are pluggable connectors. When being connected to a backplane, the first connector and the second connector may be separately connected to a board body in a pluggable manner.

Disclosed herein are waveguide interconnect bridges for integrated circuit (IC) structures, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, a waveguide interconnect bridge may include a waveguide material and one or more wall cavities in the waveguide material. The waveguide interconnect bridge may communicatively couple two dies in an IC package.

Disclosed is an optical receiver. The optical receiver includes a circuit board, a base member, a photodetector mounted on the base member, a transimpedance amplifier, and a capacitor. The base member is disposed between a first grounding pattern and a second grounding pattern on a first side of the circuit board. The transimpedance amplifier is mounted on the first grounding pattern. The capacitor is mounted on the second grounding pattern. The first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern are apart from both the first grounding pattern and the second grounding pattern in a plan view of the first side. The first grounding pattern is electrically connected to the second grounding pattern through a grounding pattern formed on the first side.

An electrical communication system includes a plurality of cable connectors that are configured to mate with the same electrical connector or electrical connectors having substantially identical mating interfaces. The cable connectors can be configured as an electrical cable connector, an optical cable connector, and a hybrid cable connector that includes both optical and electrical communication.