Patent classifications
G02B6/425
TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTICAL COUPLING TO PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Technologies for optical coupling to photonic integrated circuit (PIC) dies are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a lens assembly with one or more lenses is positioned to collimate light coming out of one or more waveguides in the PIC die. Part of the illustrative lens assembly extends above a top surface of the PIC die and is in contact with the PIC die. The top surface of the PIC die establishes the vertical positioning of the lens assembly. In the illustrative embodiment, the lens assembly is positioned at least partially inside a cavity defined within the PIC die, which allows the lens assembly to be integrated at the wafer level, before singulation into individual dies.
PHOTONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
A manufacturing method for a photonic device includes dividing a target photonic network, which is a photonic network configured for the photonic semiconductor device, into a plurality of sub-photonic networks, forming the plurality of sub-photonic networks on a plurality of photonic chips, and connecting the plurality of sub-photonic networks on the plurality of photonic chips through a coupler to obtain the photonic semiconductor device carrying the target photonic network, wherein the coupler is configured to couple light from one photonic chip to another photonic chip. Compared with the scale of the photonic network of the existing photonic semiconductor device, which is limited due to the footprint limitation of a single chip, the scale of the photonic network of the photonic semiconductor device is increased several times.
FANOUT MODULE INTEGRATING A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
A semiconductor package includes a first mold layer at least partially encasing at least one photonic integrated circuit. A redistribution layer structure is fabricated on the first mold layer, the redistribution layer structure including dielectric material and conductive structures. A second mold layer at least partially encasing at least one semiconductor chip is fabricated on the redistribution layer structure. The redistribution layer structure provides electrical pathways between the at least one semiconductor chip and the at least one photonic integrated circuit. One or more voids are defined in the second mold layer in an area above an optical interface of the at least one photonic integrated circuit such that light is transmittable through dielectric material above the optical interface.
Laser Engine Supporting Multiple Laser Sources
A laser source assembly is based upon an optical reference substrate that is utilized as a common optical reference plane upon which both a fiber array and a laser diode array are disposed and positioned to provide alignment between the components. Passive optical components used to provide alignment between the laser diode array and the fiber array are also located on the optical reference substrate. A top surface of the reference substrate is patterned to include alignment fiducials and bond locations for the fiber array receiving block, laser diode array submount and passive optical components. The receiving block is configured to present the optical fibers at a height that facilitates alignment with the output beams from the laser diodes positioned on the silicon submount.
External laser enabled co-packaged optics architectures
A sourceless co-packaged optical-electrical chip can include a plurality of different optical transceivers, each of which can transmit to an external destination or internal components. Each of the transceivers can be configured for a different modulation format, such as different pulse amplitude, phase shift key, and quadrature amplitude modulation formats. Different light sources provide light for processing by the transceivers, where the light source and transceivers can be configured for different applications (e.g., different distances) and data rates. An optical coupler can combine the light for the different transceivers for input into the sourceless co-packaged optical-electrical chip via a polarization maintaining media (e.g., polarization maintaining few mode fiber and polarization maintaining single mode fiber), where another coupler operates in splitting mode to separate the different channels of light for the different transceivers according to different co-packaged configurations.
Coupling multi-channel laser to multicore fiber
Aspects described herein include a method including arranging a laser die on a substrate. The laser die has multiple channels that are arranged with a first planar arrangement proximate to a facet of the laser die. The substrate is arranged on a housing component. The method further includes aligning a single lens to the facet, and aligning a multicore optical fiber to the laser die through the single lens. The multicore optical fiber has a plurality of optical cores that are arranged with a second planar arrangement. Aligning the multicore optical fiber to the laser die includes attaching the multicore optical fiber to the housing component and rotationally aligning the multicore optical fiber to align the second planar arrangement with the first planar arrangement.
OPTICAL RECEPTACLE AND OPTICAL MODULE
An optical receptacle includes first to third optical surfaces. The attenuation part includes a plurality of reflecting surfaces that reflects a part of the light entered from the first optical surface and a plurality of transmission surfaces that transmits another part of the light entered from the first optical surface. The reflecting surfaces and the transmission surfaces are alternately disposed in a first direction along an intersection tine of the third optical surface and a plane including first and second optical axes, the first optical axis being an optical axis of light transmitted through the attenuation part, the second optical axis being an optical axis of light reflected by the attenuation part. In the third optical surface, the attenuation part is shorter than an irradiation spot at the third optical surface of the light entered from the first optical surface, in at least one direction.
Micro optical engine assembly
A micro optical engine assembly including a printed circuit board, a frame mounted on the printed circuit board, a micro optical engine mounted on the printed circuit board within a central space of the frame, a jumper having a lens-carrying end placed on top of the micro optical engine and aligned therewith by alignment members to thereby limit horizontal movement of the jumper, and a latch having a snap mechanism releasably snapped onto the frame, and at least one spring plate resiliently pressing against an upper surface of the jumper when the latch is snapped onto the frame to thereby limit vertical movement of the jumper.
CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL FIBER END PIECE TO AN ELECTRIC TERMINAL
The application provides a connector device for connecting at least one optical fiber endpiece to an electric terminal. The connector device comprises a printed circuit board and an electric connector plug connectable to an electric terminal. A fiber end piece holder is mounted or mountable in an orientation enabling light propagation parallel to the printed circuit board, whereas an optoelectronic chip comprising optoelectronic active elements enables emission and/or detection of light substantially normal to the printed circuit board. A layered optical stack is provided on the printed circuit board, which layered optical stack comprises a reflection surface for changing the propagation direction between parallel and normal to the printed circuit board.
Wavelength division multi-channel optical module and manufacturing method thereof
Provided herein is an optical module including: an optical receptacle including a first lens and a second lens; a lens module including a lens unit facing the second lens of the optical receptacle; and an optical element configured to receive a beam emitted from the lens module or form a beam to be emitted to the lens module. A horizontal length and a vertical length of a cross-section of the first lens may differ from each other, and a horizontal length and a vertical length of a cross-section of the second lens may differ from each other.