Abstract:
A printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes a first board unit and a second board unit disposed with a gap in-between, and a flexible optical board configured to transmit optical signals, which has one side stacked on the first board unit and the other side stacked on the second board unit, where the flexible optical board includes a core through which the optical signals travel, a cladding surrounding the core, and a circuit pattern buried in the cladding which transmits electrical signals. By forming the rigid boards and the flexible optical board as an integrated structure, the need for separate connectors is obviated, and thus the cost of the product can be lowered.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide, a package board having the optical waveguide, and manufacturing methods thereof are disclosed. The method of manufacturing an optical waveguide includes: forming a first reflective bump and a second reflective bump, which have inclined surfaces formed on sides opposite to each other and which are disposed with a predetermined distance in-between, on one side of a first cladding; forming a core between the first reflective bump and the second reflective bump; and stacking a second cladding over the one side of the first cladding such that the second cladding covers the first reflective bump, the second reflective bump, and the core. With this method, inclined surfaces can be formed by stacking a metal layer on the lower cladding and then selectively etching the metal layer, which can reduce lead time and enable a high degree of freedom in design.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an optical printed circuit board (PCB) having a multi-channel optical waveguide, which comprises: an optical waveguide having an optical path for transmitting light beams; a groove for penetrating the optical waveguide; and an optical interconnection block inserted in the groove and connected to the optical waveguide to transmit the light beams, wherein the optical interconnection block includes an optical fiber bundle bent by the angle of 90°. The optical interconnection block connects a plurality of multi-layered optical waveguides to transmit light beams to the optical waveguides. The optical fiber bundle is installed as a medium of the multi-channel optical waveguide in the optical PCB.
Abstract:
An optical module is disclosed. The optical module includes a substrate, and at least one planar optical waveguide that includes a plurality of waveguides and at least one groove vertically penetrating the upper surface of the substrate and which is successively laminated on the substrate. The optical module also includes at least one PCB having at least one integrated photoelectric conversion device that is positioned on the planar optical waveguide facing a corresponding groove, and at least one optical connection block including a body and optical fibers embedded in the body in such a manner that both ends thereof are exposed to the lateral and upper surfaces of the body. The optical connection block is inserted into the corresponding groove of the planar optical waveguide in such a manner that both ends of the optical fibers, which have been exposed, face the waveguides and the PCBs, respectively.
Abstract:
A packaging apparatus for optical interconnection on an optical PCB includes a first substrate with a via hole formed therethrough and in which an optical waveguide is formed, an optical interconnection block having a reflective plane on its lower end inserted into the via hole, a second substrate flip-bonded to an upper surface of the first substrate, and an optically active element flip-bonded to a lower surface of the second substrate and aligned for optical communication.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board for an optical waveguide, including a base board, and an optical waveguide formed on the base board. The optical waveguide includes a lower clad layer formed on the base board, an insulation layer formed on the lower clad layer and having a core-forming through-hole, a core part formed on a region of the lower clad layer, which is exposed through the through-hole, and an upper clad layer formed in the through-hole and on the insulation layer.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board is disclosed. A printed circuit board, which includes a first board part, a flexible board part which has one side coupled with the first board part and which includes an electrical wiring layer and an optical waveguide to transmit both electrical signals and optical signals, and a second board part coupled with the other side of the flexible board part, where the electrical wiring layer and the optical waveguide are disposed with a gap in-between, can provide greater bendability and reliability, by having the optical waveguide and electrical wiring layer separated with a gap in-between at the flexible portion of the board, and the optical waveguide can be manufactured with greater precision for even higher reliability, by having the optical waveguide manufactured separately and then inserted during the manufacturing process of the board.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a printed circuit board for optical waveguides and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a printed circuit board for optical waveguides includes: a base substrate; an optical waveguide that is formed on an upper middle of the base substrate and includes a lower clad, a core formed on an upper middle of the lower clad, and an upper clad formed on the lower clad to surround an upper surface and a side surface of the core; and a side substrate that is formed on the base substrate and has a through hole, through which the optical waveguide penetrates, provided at the middle thereof and a circuit pattern formed therein and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for optical waveguides.
Abstract:
An optical wiring board and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes providing a base substrate having a wiring groove formed therein, forming a first clad layer by filling a first clad substance in the wiring groove, stacking an intermediate insulating layer on the base substrate, in which the intermediate insulating layer has a through-hole formed therein and the through-hole corresponds to the wiring groove, forming a core unit on the first clad layer, forming a second clad layer by filling a second clad substance in the through-hole, in which the second clad layer covers the core unit, and stacking a cover insulting layer on the intermediate insulating layer, in which the cover insulating layer covers the second clad layer.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board including a first optical waveguide having a circuit pattern and a pad buried in one side thereof, a first insulation layer stacked over one side of the first optical waveguide, a first insulating material stacked over the first insulation layer, a first electrical wiring layer stacked over the first insulating material, a second optical waveguide having a circuit pattern and a pad buried in one side thereof, a second insulation layer stacked over one side of the second optical waveguide, a second insulating material stacked over the second insulation layer, a second electrical wiring layer stacked over the second insulating material, an intermediate layer interposed between the other side of the first optical waveguide and the other side of the second optical waveguide such that the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide are attached, and a via penetrating the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide.