Embodiments provide an optical transceiver assembly for resolving a problem that an optical assembly has a large size. The optical transceiver assembly may include a first cavity, a second cavity and WDMs. The first cavity may include at least two optical receivers, which may be configured to receive light of different wavelengths, respectively. The second cavity may include at least two optical transmitters, may be configured to emit light of different wavelengths, respectively. Each of the at least two optical receivers and each of the at least two optical transmitters may correspond to different WDMs, respectively. The WDM corresponding to one of the at least wo optical receivers can be configured to: separate, from light emitted from an optical fiber, light of a wavelength receivable by the corresponding optical receiver, transmit the light to the corresponding optical receiver, and reflect the other wavelengths.

The precision TFF POSA is formed by pressing a TFF glass rod array into a top surface of a master glass block to flatten the otherwise curved TFFs formed using conventional TFF deposition processes on glass. The TFF glass rod array is secured to the master glass block with a securing material to form a fabrication structure, which is singulated to form precision TFF POSAs having TFF members with flat TFFs and long TFF member long axes. A fiber interface device is arranged at a back surface of the TFF POSA. Other fiber interface devices having device axes are arranged proximate the TFF members. The device axes are parallel to the TFF member long axes to form a WDM system with a parallel configuration. In this configuration, there is one positionally adjustable fiber interface device for each wavelength channel, which allows for optimizing WDM optical communication in Mux and DeMux directions.

An apparatus includes a first and second VCSEL, each with an integrated lens. The VCSELs emit a first light beam having first optical modes at first wavelengths and a second light beam having second optical modes at second wavelengths. The apparatus also has an optical block with a first and second surface, a mirror coupled to the second surface, and a wavelength-selective filter coupled to the first surface. The first integrated lens mode matches the first beam to the optical block, and the second integrated lens mode matches the second beam to the optical block such that the first beam and second beam each have substantially a beam waist with a beam waist dimension at the first and second input region, respectively. An exit beam that includes light from the first beam and the second beam is output from the second surface of the optical block.

Exemplary multi-channel optical couplers include a molded coupling module comprising a first surface, a second surface, a lens array receptacle, and fiber receptacles for optical fibers; an optical arrangement comprising: a particular surface carrying a reflective coating, and a further surface carrying a plurality of optical filters, each configured to pass a single optical wavelength; a first lens array configured such that each lens is optically aligned with the plurality of optical filters via at least the reflective coating, and with a position, within a particular fiber receptacle, corresponding to the end of a particular optical fiber; a second lens array arranged with the second surface such that each lens is optically aligned with an optical filter. The optical block and lens arrays can be configured such that the optical coupler produces no more than 10 dB of crosstalk on any of the optical wavelengths passed by the optical filters.

Embodiment of present invention provide an optical interconnect apparatus. The apparatus includes an optical signal path; a first set of fibers attached to a first end of the optical signal path via a first wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) filter; and a second set of fibers attached to a second end of the optical signal path via a second WDM filter, wherein at least the first set of fibers is a ribbon fiber. Embodiment of present invention further provide an interconnected optical system that includes a first optical transport terminal having a first set of optical signal ports and a second optical transport terminal having a second set of optical signal ports, with the two sets of optical signal ports being interconnected by the optical interconnect apparatus.

Embodiment of present invention provide an optical interconnect apparatus. The apparatus includes an optical signal path; a first set of fibers attached to a first end of the optical signal path via a first wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) filter; and a second set of fibers attached to a second end of the optical signal path via a second WDM filter, wherein at least the first set of fibers is a ribbon fiber. Embodiment of present invention further provide an interconnected optical system that includes a first optical transport terminal having a first set of optical signal ports and a second optical transport terminal having a second set of optical signal ports, with the two sets of optical signal ports being interconnected by the optical interconnect apparatus.

A wavelength de-multiplexing system that receives a wavelength multiplexed signal and generates electrical signals corresponding to the optical signals is disclosed. The optical receiver module includes a lens, a lens unit, and an optical de-multiplexer (O-DeMux). The lens converts the wavelength multiplexed signal into a quasi-collimated beam. The lens unit narrows a diameter of the quasi-collimated beam. The O-DeMux de-multiplexes the narrowed quasi-collimated beam coming from the lens unit by wavelength selective filters (WSFs) each having optical distances from the lens unit different from each other.

A method and a system for active alignment of a light source assembly along three dimensions in an optical bench plane are provided. The light source assembly, preferably a laser diode on its sub-mount, is actively aligned in three dimensions, longitudinal, transection and vertical along the optical bench. The light source assembly is attached on edge of the optical bench, via adhesion processes, such as solder welding. Optical components such as collimator lens, isolator, etc are first passively aligned on the optical bench using alignment marks and epoxy slots provided on the surface of the optical bench. Then, laser diode, mounted on a laser diode sub-mount, is aligned in X and Z direction. Thereafter, the light source assembly is pushed towards the edge of the optical bench and attached with the edge via a solder joint. Also, a compensator can be actively aligned until the optimum light intensity achieved.

A method and a system for active alignment of a light source assembly along three dimensions in an optical bench plane are provided. The light source assembly, preferably a laser diode on its sub-mount, is actively aligned in three dimensions, longitudinal, transection and vertical along the optical bench. The light source assembly is attached on edge of the optical bench, via adhesion processes, such as solder welding. Optical components such as collimator lens, isolator, etc are first passively aligned on the optical bench using alignment marks and epoxy slots provided on the surface of the optical bench. Then, laser diode, mounted on a laser diode sub-mount, is aligned in X and Z direction. Thereafter, the light source assembly is pushed towards the edge of the optical bench and attached with the edge via a solder joint. Also, a compensator can be actively aligned until the optimum light intensity achieved.

In an example embodiment, a method includes receiving a first combined optical signal at an edge filter. The method further includes redirecting, at the edge filter, a second combined optical signal toward a first zigzag demultiplexer; and passing a third combined optical signal through the edge filter toward a light redirector based on wavelength. The method further includes redirecting the third combined optical signal toward a second zigzag demultiplexer. The method may further includes separating, at the first zigzag demultiplexer, the second combined optical signal into a first optical signal on a first optical path and a second optical signal on a second optical path based on wavelength. The method further includes separating, at the second zigzag demultiplexer, the third combined optical signal into a third optical signal on a third optical path and a fourth optical signal on a fourth optical path based on wavelengths.