Abstract:
A manufacturing method and application of an optical interconnection module are disclosed. According to example embodiments, by providing the method of manufacturing the optical interconnection module in which an optical fiber optical coupler is disposed at its lower portion by using the FOWLP process, it is possible to provide advantages such as lightness, thinness and compactness of the optical interconnection module, guarantee of signal integrity, and high yield in mass production. Further, it is possible to provide a structure providing an electrical ground to an electronic chip by mounting the electronic chip on ETB and capable of being used as a heat dissipation path.
Abstract:
An optical coupling method and apparatus are disclosed. The optical coupling method improve the speed of optical alignment between an optical fiber and a grating coupler (GC) of an optical coupling apparatus for a characteristic test of a silicon photonic integrated circuit (Si-PIC) chip by using a reflective grating couplers disposed on the Si-PIC chip.
Abstract:
Provided is a device and method for detecting an optical signal. The optical signal detecting device may include an optical de-multiplexer configured to de-multiplex an input optical signal to optical signals of different wavelengths; an optical coupling lens configured to allow the optical signals of different wavelengths to be incident; an optical signal reflector configured to reflect the optical signals of different wavelengths emitted from the optical couple lens; and an optical detector configured to detect the reflected optical signals of different wavelengths.
Abstract:
An optical signal detecting apparatus and method. The optical signal detecting apparatus includes an optical demultiplexer configured to demultiplex an input optical signal into a first optical signal having a first band wavelength and a second optical signal having a second band wavelength, a first optical detector configured to detect the first optical signal, and a second optical detector configured to detect the second optical signal, and the optical demultiplexer, the first optical detector, and the second optical detector may be provided in a TO-CAN package.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical submodule which includes an optical transmission/reception module that optically couples an optical transmission signal and an optical reception signal into one optical fiber and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) mounted on the optical transmission/reception module that functions as an electrical signal interface with a main board, and an electrical signal line of an optical transmission channel for the optical transmission signal and an electrical signal line of an optical reception channel for the optical reception signal may be deployed on different sides of the FPCB.
Abstract:
An optical transmitter based on optical time division multiplexing is disclosed, which may solve the issues of complex structure and operation of a multilevel-OTDM-based optical transmitter while using a multilevel signal modulation format and OTDM technology that may increase the transmission rate of an optical transmitter with limited bandwidth.
Abstract:
An optical transmitting module includes: light sources configured to output optical signals, an optical multiplexer configured to multiplex the optical signals output from the light sources, a collimating lens configured to convert an optical signal output from the optical multiplexer to a form of parallel beam, a package inside which the light sources, the optical multiplexer, and the collimating lens are provided, and an optical isolator disposed on one inner surface of the package, in which the optical signals output from the light sources are multiplexed into a single optical signal through the optical multiplexer disposed inside the package, and the single optical signal passes through the collimating lens and is then optically coupled to an optical fiber stub in a receptacle through a focusing lens disposed outside the package to be output externally.
Abstract:
An optical receiver includes: an optical demultiplexer to demultiplex an optical signal in which a plurality of wavelengths is multiplexed and divide the optical signal into optical signals corresponding to the plurality of wavelengths, respectively; a reflector to change a progress direction of the divided optical signals; an optical coupling lens including, in an array form, light transmission lenses through which the divided optical signals are transmitted, respectively; a plurality of photodetectors to mount on a photodiode (PD) substrate provided on the optical coupling lens, receive the divided optical signals that are transmitted through the light transmission lenses of the optical coupling lens, respectively, and convert the received optical signals to electrical signals; and a plurality of trans impedance amplifiers provided at desired intervals to electrically connect to the plurality of photodetectors through wire bonding and amplify the received plurality of electrical signals to be a desired magnitude.
Abstract:
An optical coupling module for a silicon photonics chip in which a grating is formed on an optical waveguide, and a material having an intermediate refractive index between refractive indexes of a core and a cladding for side surface optical coupling of the silicon photonics chip is provided. The optical coupling module which is optically coupled with an internal/external optical fiber comprises a core transmitting light, and a cladding covering the core and holding the light in the core through total internal reflection, wherein a grating is formed at one end of the core, and a refractive element is formed between the one end of the core and the cladding, has an intermediate refractive index between the refractive indexes of the core and the cladding, and is optically coupled with the internal/external optical fiber.
Abstract:
An optical transmitter for generating a multi-level optical signal and a method therefore are provided. The optical transmitter includes an optical power splitter configured to split one optical signal into N paths, N optical intensity modulators configured to modulate the split optical signals into binary optical signals, and an optical power combiner configured to combine the intensity-modulated optical signals to generate a multi-level optical signal having 2N levels.