PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EDGE COUPLING AND FIBER ATTACH UNIT ATTACHMENT STRESS RELIEF

    公开(公告)号:US20240402442A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18326458

    申请日:2023-05-31

    Abstract: The substrate of an integrated circuit component comprises a cutout that extends fully or partially through the substrate. An edge of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) in the integrated circuit component is coplanar with a wall of the cutout or extends into the cutout. An optical fiber in an FAU is aligned with a waveguide within the PIC and the FAU is attached to the PIC edge and an attachment block. The attachment block provides an increased attachment surface area for the FAU. A portion of the FAU extends into the substrate cutout. A stress relief mechanism can secure the fiber optic cable attached to the FAU to the substrate to at least partially isolate the FAU-PIC attachment from external mechanical forces applied to the optical fiber cable. The integrated circuit component can be attached to a socket that comprises a socket cutout into which an FAU can extend.

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