Patent classifications
G02B6/4272
Laser device and light-source device
A laser device that is easily assembled and can be manufactured at low cost and a light-source device using the same are provided. The laser device includes a base plate portion, a semiconductor laser element placed on the base plate portion, a lid portion provided on the base plate portion, on which the semiconductor laser element is placed, and including a top plate, and a side wall portion covering a part or all of lateral sides of a space between the base plate portion and the top plate. The top plate is integrally formed with a part or all of the side wall portion.
Optical transceiver with exposed heat spreader and optical communication device having the same
An optical transceiver includes a housing, a heat source accommodated in the housing, and a heat spreader. The heat spreader includes a heat transfer portion accommodated in the housing and a heat dissipation portion exposed to outside. The heat spreader is in thermal contact with the heat source, and the heat dissipation portion of the heat spreader is in proximity of an optical port of the housing.
Optical dielectric waveguide structure
An optical subassembly includes a planar dielectric waveguide structure that is deposited at temperatures below 400 C. The waveguide provides low film stress and low optical signal loss. Optical and electrical devices mounted onto the subassembly are aligned to planar optical waveguides using alignment marks and stops. Optical signals are delivered to the submount assembly via optical fibers. The dielectric stack structure used to fabricate the waveguide provides cavity walls that produce a cavity, within which optical, optoelectronic, and electronic devices can be mounted. The dielectric stack is deposited on an interconnect layer on a substrate, and the intermetal dielectric can contain thermally conductive dielectric layers to provide pathways for heat dissipation from heat generating optoelectronic devices such as lasers.
METHODS FOR OPTICAL DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE
An optical subassembly includes a planar dielectric waveguide structure that is deposited at temperatures below 400 C. The waveguide provides low film stress and low optical signal loss. Optical and electrical devices mounted onto the subassembly are aligned to planar optical waveguides using alignment marks and stops. Optical signals are delivered to the submount assembly via optical fibers. The dielectric stack structure used to fabricate the waveguide provides cavity walls that produce a cavity, within which optical, optoelectronic, and electronic devices can be mounted. The dielectric stack is deposited on an interconnect layer on a substrate, and the intermetal dielectric can contain thermally conductive dielectric layers to provide pathways for heat dissipation from heat generating optoelectronic devices such as lasers.
Methods for optical dielectric waveguide structures
An optical subassembly includes a planar dielectric waveguide structure that is deposited at temperatures below 400 C. The waveguide provides low film stress and low optical signal loss. Optical and electrical devices mounted onto the subassembly are aligned to planar optical waveguides using alignment marks and stops. Optical signals are delivered to the submount assembly via optical fibers. The dielectric stack structure used to fabricate the waveguide provides cavity walls that produce a cavity, within which optical, optoelectronic, and electronic devices can be mounted. The dielectric stack is deposited on an interconnect layer on a substrate, and the intermetal dielectric can contain thermally conductive dielectric layers to provide pathways for heat dissipation from heat generating optoelectronic devices such as lasers.
Transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) with laser diode driver (LDD) circuitry mounted to feedthrough of TOSA housing
The present disclosure is generally directed to a multi-channel TOSA arrangement with a housing that utilizes a feedthrough device with at least one integrated mounting surface to reduce the overall dimensions of the housing. The housing includes a plurality of sidewalls that define a hermetically-sealed cavity therebetween. The feedthrough device includes a first end disposed in the hermetically-sealed cavity of the housing and a second end extending from the cavity away from the housing. The feedthrough device provides the at least one integrated mounting surface proximate the first end within the hermetically-sealed cavity. At least a first laser diode driver (LDD) chip mounts to the at least one integrated mounting surface of the feedthrough device. A plurality of laser arrangements are also disposed in the hermetically-sealed cavity proximate the first LDD chip and mount to, for instance, a LD submount supported by a thermoelectric cooler.
Methods for Optical Dielectric Waveguide Structures
An optical subassembly includes a planar dielectric waveguide structure that is deposited at temperatures below 400 C. The waveguide provides low film stress and low optical signal loss. Optical and electrical devices mounted onto the subassembly are aligned to planar optical waveguides using alignment marks and stops. Optical signals are delivered to the submount assembly via optical fibers. The dielectric stack structure used to fabricate the waveguide provides cavity walls that produce a cavity, within which optical, optoelectronic, and electronic devices can be mounted. The dielectric stack is deposited on an interconnect layer on a substrate, and the intermetal dielectric can contain thermally conductive dielectric layers to provide pathways for heat dissipation from heat generating optoelectronic devices such as lasers.
CONNECTORS WITH METAMATERIALS
A connector includes a thermal metamaterial. The thermal metamaterial provides heat flow paths from inside of the connector to outside of the connector. In addition, an electrical connector includes an electrically insulating housing, an electrically conductive contact included in the electrically insulating housing, and a metamaterial thermally connected to one of the electrically insulating housing or the electrically conductive contact. The metamaterial thermally cools the electrical connector.
Optical transceiver
An optical transceiver according to one embodiment includes a housing having an inner space and inner planes that face to each other and define the inner space, a TOSA including a package and a sleeve attached to the package, the sleeve being fixed to the housing, the package being housed in the inner space, a heat conductive gel that is plastic or deformable and closely sandwiched between the package and one of the inner planes, a fitting member in contact with the other of the inner planes and detachably fixed to the housing, and a resin member closely sandwiched between the package and the fitting member.
Method and system for co-packaging photonics integrated circuit with an application specific integrated circuit
A method and system of co-packaging optoelectronics components or photonic integrated circuit (PIC) with application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are disclosed and may include package substrate, several electronics die, passive components, socket assembly, and heat sinks. The said method converts ASIC high speed signals to optical signals by eliminating intermediary electrical interface between the ASIC and conventional optical modules. The method described provides many advantages of pluggable optical modules such as configurability, serviceability, and thermal isolation from the ASIC heat, while eliminating bandwidth bottlenecks as result of the ASIC package, host or linecard printed circuit board (PCB) traces, and the optical module connector. The high-power consumption ASIC is mounted below the package substrate, but sensitive optoelectronics and PIC components are mounted on top of the package substrate assembly for thermal isolation and serviceability. The package assembly ball grid array (BGA) or pin grid array (PGA) contacts are on the same side of the package substrate surface as ASIC die. The co-packaged package assembly is attached to the host or linecard PCB having a cutout for ASIC with the heatsink mounted from the bottom onto the ASIC die.