Chip-to-Chip Optical Data Communication System

    公开(公告)号:US20240310589A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18675112

    申请日:2024-05-27

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/42 G02B6/293

    摘要: An optical input/output chiplet is disposed on a first package substrate. The optical input/output chiplet includes one or more supply optical ports for receiving continuous wave light. The optical input/output chiplet includes one or more transmit optical ports through which modulated light is transmitted. The optical input/output chiplet includes one or more receive optical ports through which modulated light is received by the optical input/output chiplet. An optical power supply module is disposed on a second package substrate. The second package substrate is separate from the first package substrate. The optical power supply module includes one or more output optical ports through which continuous wave laser light is transmitted. A set of optical fibers optically connect the one or more output optical ports of the optical power supply module to the one or more supply optical ports of the optical input/output chiplet.

    Undercut Thermo-Optic Phase Shifter
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240295760A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18661110

    申请日:2024-05-10

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    摘要: A thermo-optic phase shifter includes a substrate having a cavity formed into an upper region of the substrate. The thermo-optic phase shifter includes an optical waveguide disposed above the substrate. The optical waveguide extends across and above the cavity. The thermo-optic phase shifter also includes a heater device disposed along a lateral side of the optical waveguide. The heater device extends across and above the cavity. The cavity is formed by an undercut etching process after the optical waveguide and the heater device is formed. The optical waveguide can be formed to include one or more segments that pass over the cavity. Also, a second heater device can be included such that the one or more segments of the optical waveguide that extend over the cavity are bracketed by heater devices. Thermal transmission structures can be included to enhance heat transfer between the heater device(s) and the optical waveguide.

    Undercut thermo-optic phase shifter

    公开(公告)号:US11982887B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17070891

    申请日:2020-10-14

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    摘要: A thermo-optic phase shifter includes a substrate having a cavity formed into an upper region of the substrate. The thermo-optic phase shifter includes an optical waveguide disposed above the substrate. The optical waveguide extends across and above the cavity. The thermo-optic phase shifter also includes a heater device disposed along a lateral side of the optical waveguide. The heater device extends across and above the cavity. The cavity is formed by an undercut etching process after the optical waveguide and the heater device is formed. The optical waveguide can be formed to include one or more segments that pass over the cavity. Also, a second heater device can be included such that the one or more segments of the optical waveguide that extend over the cavity are bracketed by heater devices. Thermal transmission structures can be included to enhance heat transfer between the heater device(s) and the optical waveguide.

    Fiber Attach Enabled Wafer Level Fanout
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240061181A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18499093

    申请日:2023-10-31

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/30 H01L21/56 G02B6/122

    摘要: A package assembly includes a silicon photonics chip having an optical waveguide exposed at a first side of the chip and an optical fiber coupling region formed along the first side of the chip. The package assembly includes a mold compound structure formed to extend around second, third, and fourth sides of the chip. The mold compound structure has a vertical thickness substantially equal to a vertical thickness of the chip. The package assembly includes a redistribution layer formed over the chip and over a portion of the mold compound structure. The redistribution layer includes electrically conductive interconnect structures to provide fanout of electrical contacts on the chip to corresponding electrical contacts on the redistribution layer. The redistribution layer is formed to leave the optical fiber coupling region exposed. An optical fiber is connected to the optical fiber coupling region in optical alignment with the optical waveguide within the chip.

    Fiber attach enabled wafer level fanout

    公开(公告)号:US11822128B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-21

    申请号:US17516602

    申请日:2021-11-01

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    摘要: A package assembly includes a silicon photonics chip having an optical waveguide exposed at a first side of the chip and an optical fiber coupling region formed along the first side of the chip. The package assembly includes a mold compound structure formed to extend around second, third, and fourth sides of the chip. The mold compound structure has a vertical thickness substantially equal to a vertical thickness of the chip. The package assembly includes a redistribution layer formed over the chip and over a portion of the mold compound structure. The redistribution layer includes electrically conductive interconnect structures to provide fanout of electrical contacts on the chip to corresponding electrical contacts on the redistribution layer. The redistribution layer is formed to leave the optical fiber coupling region exposed. An optical fiber is connected to the optical fiber coupling region in optical alignment with the optical waveguide within the chip.

    Wavelength-Multiplexed Optical Source with Reduced Temperature Sensitivity

    公开(公告)号:US20230291493A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18180100

    申请日:2023-03-07

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04J14/02 H04Q11/00

    CPC分类号: H04J14/0282 H04Q11/0067

    摘要: An optical distribution network includes a fore-positioned optical multiplexer section that has a plurality of optical inputs and a plurality of intermediate optical outputs. Each of the plurality of optical inputs of the fore-positioned optical multiplexer section receives a respective one of a plurality of input light signals of different wavelengths. The fore-positioned optical multiplexer section multiplexes a unique subset of the plurality of input light signals onto each of the plurality of intermediate optical outputs. The optical distribution network also includes an optical coupler section that has a plurality of optical inputs respectively optically connected to the plurality of intermediate optical outputs of the fore-positioned optical multiplexer section. The optical coupler section distributes a portion of each light signal received at each of the plurality of optical inputs of the optical coupler section to each and every one of a plurality of optical outputs of the optical coupler section.

    Multi-chip packaging of silicon photonics

    公开(公告)号:US11500153B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17070601

    申请日:2020-10-14

    申请人: Ayar Labs, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/122 G02B6/12

    摘要: A multi-chip package assembly includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip attached to the substrate, and a second semiconductor chip attached to the substrate, such that a portion of the second semiconductor chip overhangs an edge of the substrate. A first v-groove array for receiving a plurality of optical fibers is present within the portion of the second semiconductor chip that overhangs the edge of the substrate. An optical fiber assembly including the plurality of optical fibers is positioned and secured within the first v-groove array of the second semiconductor chip. The optical fiber assembly includes a second v-groove array configured to align the plurality of optical fibers to the first v-groove array of the second semiconductor chip. An end of each of the plurality of optical fibers is exposed for optical coupling within an optical fiber connector located at a distal end of the optical fiber assembly.