Optical module structure and fabrication method for optical module structure

    公开(公告)号:US10921534B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16692041

    申请日:2019-11-22

    Abstract: An optical module structure includes a substrate, an optical chip and an electrical chip that are fixedly coupled to the substrate. The optical module structure further includes an optical coupling structure fixedly coupled to the optical chip. A side of the optical chip that faces the substrate has a first reference plane, and at least one first alignment mark is provided on the first reference plane. The optical coupling structure has a second reference plane, and at least one second alignment mark is provided on the second reference plane. The first reference plane is aligned with the second reference plane, and the first alignment mark is aligned with the second alignment mark.

    Optical Module Structure and Fabrication Method for Optical Module Structure

    公开(公告)号:US20200096715A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16692041

    申请日:2019-11-22

    Abstract: An optical module structure includes a substrate, an optical chip and an electrical chip that are fixedly coupled to the substrate. The optical module structure further includes an optical coupling structure fixedly coupled to the optical chip. A side of the optical chip that faces the substrate has a first reference plane, and at least one first alignment mark is provided on the first reference plane. The optical coupling structure has a second reference plane, and at least one second alignment mark is provided on the second reference plane. The first reference plane is aligned with the second reference plane, and the first alignment mark is aligned with the second alignment mark.

    Light source backup method, apparatus, and system

    公开(公告)号:US11451301B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US17245958

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Abstract: This application provides an example light source switching apparatus. The apparatus includes first and second multi-mode interference (MMI) couplers, and a phase modulator. The first MMI coupler includes four ports, where first and second ports are located on one side, and third and fourth ports are located on the other side. The second MMI coupler includes three ports, where fifth and sixth ports are located on one side, and a seventh port is located on the other side. The first and the second ports connect to the fifth and the sixth ports, respectively, to form two connections. The phase modulator is disposed on one of the two connections, and the seventh port connects to an optical modulator. Both the third and the fourth ports connect to a light source emitting continuous light, and the phase modulator selects one of the two light sources for output from the seventh port.

    METHOD FOR PREPARING PN JUNCTION, PN JUNCTION, AND MODULATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240019756A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18477552

    申请日:2023-09-29

    Inventor: Zhen Dong Yanbo Li

    CPC classification number: G02F1/2257 G02F1/212

    Abstract: A PN junction, a method for preparing a PN junction, and a modulator are disclosed. The PN junction includes a slab waveguide layer and a plurality of waveguides. The slab waveguide layer includes P-type doped regions and N-type doped regions, and a carrier-depletion region in a shape of S is formed at a boundary between the two types of regions. Each of the plurality of waveguides arranged at intervals includes a P-type doped region and an N-type doped region, and one carrier-depletion region is formed at a boundary between the two regions. Projections of the P-type doped regions, the N-type doped regions, and the carrier-depletion regions of the plurality of waveguides arranged at intervals on a surface of a slab waveguide region basically coincide with projections of corresponding regions of the slab waveguide layer on the surface of the slab waveguide region.

    Optical source switching method and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11877368B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17540699

    申请日:2021-12-02

    CPC classification number: H05B47/105 G02B27/108 H04B10/032 H04Q11/0001

    Abstract: An optical source switching apparatus including first optical sources, an optical cross-connect device, second optical sources, and a first coupler. The optical cross-connect device is connected to the first optical sources and the first coupler, and the first coupler is connected to the second optical source; both the first optical source and the second optical source are configured to output continuous optical energy, and the optical cross-connect device is configured to enable optical energy output by at least one of the first optical sources to enter the first coupler when at least one of the second optical sources fails; and the first coupler is configured to implement beam splitting of the optical energy output by the first optical source or the second optical source.

    Electro-optic modulator
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10684497B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US16252450

    申请日:2019-01-18

    Abstract: An electro-optic modulator includes an input waveguide, a beam splitter connected to the input waveguide, a modulation arm that is disposed on each branch of the beam splitter and modulates a signal. Each modulation arm is correspondingly disposed with a first layer electrode and a second layer electrode. The first layer electrode is a high-frequency traveling wave electrode and is configured to change carrier concentration in the modulation arm, the second layer electrode is a direct current electrode having an inductor function, and an inductor formed in the second layer electrode is connected to the first layer electrode. The electro-optic modulator has functions of a bias tee, so that integration of the electro-optic modulator can be improved without affecting its performance. High-density packaging layout difficulty and cabling pressure can be effectively reduced, and cabling and packaging of a multi-channel high-speed signal on a base board can be implemented.

    Optical source switching method and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12156310B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US18187817

    申请日:2023-03-22

    Abstract: An optical source switching apparatus including first optical sources, an optical cross-connect device, second optical sources, and a first coupler. The optical cross-connect device is connected to the first optical sources and the first coupler, and the first coupler is connected to the second optical source; both the first optical source and the second optical source are configured to output continuous optical energy, and the optical cross-connect device is configured to enable optical energy output by at least one of the first optical sources to enter the first coupler when at least one of the second optical sources fails; and the first coupler is configured to implement beam splitting of the optical energy output by the first optical source or the second optical source.

    OPTICAL COUPLING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PACKAGING OPTICAL COUPLING APPARATUS, OPTICAL MODULE, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210132304A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17146365

    申请日:2021-01-11

    Abstract: Embodiments provide an optical coupling apparatus, an optical module, and a communications device. In those embodiments, the optical coupling apparatus includes: an optical fiber component, including a plurality of optical fibers and an optical fiber fixing block. The plurality of optical fibers are fixed to the optical fiber fixing block. A first end face is disposed on the optical fiber fixing block. At least some of the optical fibers include plug ends which protrude from the first end face. An optical write waveguide block, including a main body and a plurality of waveguides disposed in the main body. A second end face is disposed on the main body, coupling holes that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plug ends are disposed on the second end face in a recessed manner, and the coupling holes are formed when ends of the waveguides are recessed from the second end face.

    MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR, ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240419046A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18815345

    申请日:2024-08-26

    Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator includes a splitter, two modulation arms, and a coupler. The two modulation arms include two optical transmission waveguides and two electrodes. The splitter is configured to perform power splitting on an optical carrier to obtain two optical carriers and input the two optical carriers to corresponding input ports of the two optical transmission waveguides, respectively. The two electrodes include a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively configured to receive two differential electrical signals and apply the two differential electrical signals to the two optical transmission waveguides to change phases of the two optical carriers. Two input ends of the coupler are connected to output ports of the two optical transmission waveguides, respectively, and are configured to perform interference on the optical carriers whose phases are changed via the two modulation arms and output the optical carriers.

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