Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical modulator with FPC, and optical transmission apparatus using same
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Application No.: US15770649Application Date: 2016-09-15
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Publication No.: US10595398B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Norikazu Miyazaki , Toru Sugamata
- Applicant: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd
- Agency: IpHorgan Ltd.
- Priority: JP2016-062460 20160325
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/077241 WO 20160915
- International Announcement: WO2017/163459 WO 20170928
- Main IPC: H05K1/02
- IPC: H05K1/02 ; G02F1/035 ; G02F1/225 ; H05K1/11 ; G02F1/21

Abstract:
To suppress peeling-off or cracks of a solder-fixing portion, which are caused by vibration during transportation or operation, in an optical modulator with FPC, thereby suppressing deterioration of radio-frequency characteristics of a signal path in an effective manner at low cost.An optical modulator 100 includes a flexible printed circuit (106) that performs electrical connection with a circuit substrate. The flexible printed circuit has a substantially quadrilateral shape. In the flexible printed circuit, a pad (210 and the like), which is electrically connected to the circuit substrate, is provided along one side of the substantial quadrilateral. In addition, in the flexible printed circuit, signal patterns (220 and the like), which are connected to signal lead pins (120 and the like) for signal transmission which is provided in the optical modulator, are provided in another side opposite to the one side. In addition, the flexible printed circuit includes an additional fixing portion (240 and the like) and/or a notched portion (810 and the like) which are configured to increase a natural vibration frequency of the flexible printed circuit in a state of being connected to the signal lead pin and the circuit substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190014657A1 OPTICAL MODULATOR WITH FPC, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING SAME Public/Granted day:2019-01-10
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