CN113009646A

CN113009646A - Optical module

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Publication number: CN113009646A
Application number: CN201911328070.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑龙; 杨思更
Original assignee: Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-20
Filing date: 2019-12-20
Publication date: 2021-06-22
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-20
Also published as: CN113009646B

Abstract

The application provides an optical module, wherein a circuit adapter plate is arranged on a circuit board, and then a silicon optical chip is arranged on the circuit adapter plate; meanwhile, the joint fixing part is fixed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip, a part of the joint fixing part is arranged to extend out of the silicon optical chip, and the upper surface of the optical fiber tape joint is fixed on the lower surface of the part of the joint fixing part extending out of the silicon optical chip, namely, the optical fiber tape joint is fixed through the joint fixing part. Therefore, the optical fiber tape joint can be arranged in a suspension mode relative to the circuit board, and further the optical fiber tape joint can not be influenced by the deformation of the circuit board. Meanwhile, the thermal expansion coefficient of the joint fixing part is smaller than that of the circuit board, and the corresponding thermal deformation is smaller than that of the circuit board, so that a more stable bearing surface can be provided for the optical fiber band joint and the silicon optical chip which are fixed on the joint fixing part in the working process of the optical module, and the stability of the optical coupling efficiency between the silicon optical chip and the optical fiber clamped by the optical fiber band joint is ensured.

Description

Optical module

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of optical fiber communication, in particular to an optical module.

Background

In new business and application modes such as cloud computing, mobile internet, video and the like, an optical communication technology can be used, and an optical module is a key device in optical communication equipment. The adoption of a silicon optical chip to realize a photoelectric conversion function has become a mainstream scheme adopted by a high-speed optical module.

In a silicon optical module, a silicon optical chip is usually attached to a surface of a circuit board, and is electrically connected to the circuit board by wire bonding. Optical connection is realized between the silicon optical chip and the optical fiber socket of the optical module through the optical fiber ribbon, specifically, one end of the silicon optical chip is connected with the optical fiber socket, the other end of the silicon optical chip is provided with an optical fiber ribbon connector, and the optical fiber ribbon connector is fixed on the surface of the circuit board and used for realizing alignment of optical ports of the first optical fiber ribbon and the silicon optical chip and realizing the optical signal access to the silicon optical chip. However, during the operation of the optical module, a device disposed on the circuit board generates a large amount of heat, for example, a silicon optical chip generates a large amount of heat during performing a photoelectric conversion process, and especially in a scenario where the silicon optical chip is applied to high-speed signal transmission, the silicon optical chip is generally used for transmission of rate signals of 100G, 400G, or even 1040G, and the generated heat may be larger.

However, based on the material characteristics of the circuit board itself, the circuit board is heated and then deforms more, so that the position of the optical fiber band connector arranged on the circuit board changes relative to the silicon optical chip, the optical coupling efficiency between the silicon optical chip and the optical fiber band is influenced, and the data communication quality is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an optical module to solve the problem that in the working process of the optical module, the optical coupling efficiency between a silicon optical chip and an optical fiber ribbon is influenced due to the deformation of a circuit board.

The optical module provided by the embodiment of the application mainly comprises:

a circuit board for providing an electrical connection;

the circuit adapter plate is arranged on the circuit board, is electrically connected with the circuit board and is used for signal adapter;

the silicon optical chip is arranged on the circuit adapter plate and is electrically connected with the circuit adapter plate;

the light source is optically connected with the optical port of the silicon optical chip through a second optical fiber band;

the optical fiber socket is optically connected with the optical port of the silicon optical chip through a first optical fiber ribbon;

the optical fiber band joint is arranged on one side of an optical port of the silicon optical chip and used for realizing optical connection between the silicon optical chip and the first optical fiber band and between the silicon optical chip and the second optical fiber band;

the bottom surface of the joint fixing component comprises a first fixing surface and a second fixing surface, the first fixing surface is fixed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip, and the second fixing surface is fixed on the upper surface of the optical fiber tape joint; the thermal expansion coefficient of the joint fixing part is smaller than that of the circuit board.

As can be seen from the above embodiments, in the optical module provided in the embodiments of the present application, the circuit adapter plate is disposed on the circuit board, and then the silicon optical chip is disposed on the circuit adapter plate; meanwhile, the joint fixing part is fixed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip, a part of the joint fixing part is arranged to extend out of the silicon optical chip, and the upper surface of the optical fiber tape joint is fixed on the lower surface of the part of the joint fixing part extending out of the silicon optical chip, namely, the optical fiber tape joint is fixed through the joint fixing part. Therefore, the optical fiber tape joint can be arranged in a suspension mode relative to the circuit board, and further the optical fiber tape joint can not be influenced by the deformation of the circuit board. Meanwhile, the thermal expansion coefficient of the joint fixing part is smaller than that of the circuit board, and the corresponding thermal deformation is smaller than that of the circuit board, so that in the working process of the optical module, the optical module can provide a more stable bearing surface for the optical fiber band joint and the silicon optical chip which are fixed on the optical module, the stability of the relative position of the silicon optical chip and the optical fiber clamped in the optical fiber band joint is ensured, and the stability of the optical coupling efficiency between the silicon optical chip and the optical fiber can be further ensured.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a connection relationship of an optical communication terminal;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an optical network unit;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of a circuit board, a circuit adapter board, a silicon optical chip, and an optical fiber socket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a disassembled structure of an optical fiber ribbon connector, a silicon optical chip and a connector fixing member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of the optical fiber ribbon connector, the silicon optical chip and the connector fixing member according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a side view of an assembled fiber optic ribbon splice, silicon photonics chip, and splice holding component provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a first disassembled structure of the optical fiber ribbon connector according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a second disassembled structure of the optical fiber ribbon connector according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a light source, a fiber optic receptacle and a fiber optic ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of an optical fiber ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a split structure of a circuit board, a circuit adapter board, a silicon optical chip, and an optical fiber socket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of an assembly of a circuit board, a circuit adapter board, a silicon optical chip and an optical fiber ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit adapter board according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a silicon optical chip according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a first structural diagram of another circuit interposer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 19 is a second structural schematic diagram of another circuit adapter board according to an embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 20 is a schematic diagram of a split structure of a circuit board, a circuit interposer, and a silicon optical chip according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of an assembled partial structure of a circuit board, a circuit interposer, and a silicon optical chip according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating a disassembled structure of a circuit board, a circuit interposer, a silicon optical chip, and a protective cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 23 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of the circuit board, the circuit interposer, the silicon optical chip, and the protection cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

One of the core links of optical fiber communication is the interconversion of optical and electrical signals. The optical fiber communication uses optical signals carrying information to transmit in information transmission equipment such as optical fibers/optical waveguides, and the information transmission with low cost and low loss can be realized by using the passive transmission characteristic of light in the optical fibers/optical waveguides; meanwhile, the information processing device such as a computer uses an electric signal, and in order to establish information connection between the information transmission device such as an optical fiber or an optical waveguide and the information processing device such as a computer, it is necessary to perform interconversion between the electric signal and the optical signal.

The optical module realizes the function of interconversion of optical signals and electrical signals in the technical field of optical fiber communication, and the interconversion of the optical signals and the electrical signals is the core function of the optical module. The optical module is electrically connected with an external upper computer through a golden finger on an internal circuit board of the optical module, and the main electrical connection comprises power supply, I2C signals, data signals, grounding and the like; the electrical connection mode realized by the gold finger has become the mainstream connection mode of the optical module industry, and on the basis of the mainstream connection mode, the definition of the pin on the gold finger forms various industry protocols/specifications.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of connection relationship of an optical communication terminal. As shown in fig. 1, the connection of the optical communication terminal mainly includes the interconnection among the optical network terminal 100, the optical module 200, the optical fiber 101 and the network cable 103;

one end of the optical fiber 101 is connected with a far-end server, one end of the network cable 103 is connected with local information processing equipment, and the connection between the local information processing equipment and the far-end server is completed by the connection between the optical fiber 101 and the network cable 103; and the connection between the optical fiber 101 and the network cable 103 is made by the optical network terminal 100 having the optical module 200.

An optical port of the optical module 200 is externally accessed to the optical fiber 101, and establishes bidirectional optical signal connection with the optical fiber 101; an electrical port of the optical module 200 is externally connected to the optical network terminal 100, and establishes bidirectional electrical signal connection with the optical network terminal 100; the optical module realizes the interconversion of optical signals and electric signals, thereby realizing the establishment of information connection between the optical fiber and the optical network terminal; specifically, the optical signal from the optical fiber is converted into an electrical signal by the optical module and then input to the optical network terminal 100, and the electrical signal from the optical network terminal 100 is converted into an optical signal by the optical module and input to the optical fiber.

The optical network terminal is provided with an optical module interface 102, which is used for accessing an optical module 200 and establishing bidirectional electric signal connection with the optical module 200; the optical network terminal is provided with a network cable interface 104, which is used for accessing the network cable 103 and establishing bidirectional electric signal connection with the network cable 103; the optical module 200 is connected to the network cable 103 through the optical network terminal 100, specifically, the optical network terminal transmits a signal from the optical module to the network cable and transmits the signal from the network cable to the optical module, and the optical network terminal serves as an upper computer of the optical module to monitor the operation of the optical module.

At this point, a bidirectional signal transmission channel is established between the remote server and the local information processing device through the optical fiber, the optical module, the optical network terminal and the network cable.

Common information processing apparatuses include routers, switches, electronic computers, and the like; the optical network terminal is an upper computer of the optical module, provides data signals for the optical module, and receives the data signals from the optical module, and the common upper computer of the optical module also comprises an optical line terminal and the like.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an optical network terminal structure. As shown in fig. 2, the optical network terminal 100 has a circuit board 105, and a cage 106 is disposed on a surface of the circuit board 105; an electric connector is arranged in the cage 106 and used for connecting an electric port of an optical module such as a golden finger; the cage 106 is provided with a heat sink 107, and the heat sink 107 has a projection such as a fin that increases a heat radiation area.

The optical module 200 is inserted into the optical network terminal, specifically, the electrical port of the optical module is inserted into the electrical connector inside the cage 106, and the optical port of the optical module is connected to the optical fiber 101.

The cage 106 is positioned on the circuit board, and the electrical connector on the circuit board is wrapped in the cage, so that the electrical connector is arranged in the cage; the optical module is inserted into the cage, held by the cage, and the heat generated by the optical module is conducted to the cage 106 and then diffused by the heat sink 107 on the cage.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the optical module 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an upper housing 201, a lower housing 202, an unlocking member 203, a circuit board 300, a silicon optical chip 403, a light source 500, an optical fiber socket 600, and a circuit adapter board 700.

The upper shell 201 is covered on the lower shell 202 to form a wrapping cavity with two openings; the outer contour of the wrapping cavity is generally a square body, and specifically, the lower shell comprises a main plate and two side plates which are positioned at two sides of the main plate and are perpendicular to the main plate; the upper shell comprises a cover plate, and the cover plate covers two side plates of the upper shell to form a wrapping cavity; the upper shell can also comprise two side walls which are positioned at two sides of the cover plate and are perpendicular to the cover plate, and the two side walls are combined with the two side plates to realize that the upper shell covers the lower shell.

The two openings may be two ends (204, 205) in the same direction, or two openings in different directions; one opening is an electric port 204, and a gold finger of the circuit board extends out of the electric port 204 and is inserted into an upper computer such as an optical network terminal; the other opening is an optical port 205 for external optical fiber access to connect with a silicon optical chip 403 inside the optical module; the photoelectric devices such as the circuit board 300, the silicon optical chip 403, the light source 500, the circuit adapter plate 700 and the like are positioned in the packaging cavity.

The assembly mode of combining the upper shell and the lower shell is adopted, so that the circuit board 300, the silicon optical chip 403 and other devices can be conveniently installed in the shells, and the upper shell and the lower shell form the outermost packaging protection shell of the optical module; the upper shell and the lower shell are made of metal materials generally, so that electromagnetic shielding and heat dissipation are facilitated; generally, the housing of the optical module is not made into an integrated component, so that when devices such as a circuit board and the like are assembled, the positioning component, the heat dissipation component and the electromagnetic shielding component cannot be installed, and the production automation is not facilitated.

The unlocking component 203 is located on the outer wall of the wrapping cavity/lower shell 202, and is used for realizing the fixed connection between the optical module and the upper computer or releasing the fixed connection between the optical module and the upper computer.

The unlocking component 203 is provided with a clamping component matched with the upper computer cage; the end of the unlocking component can be pulled to enable the unlocking component to move relatively on the surface of the outer wall; the optical module is inserted into a cage of the upper computer, and the optical module is fixed in the cage of the upper computer by a clamping component of the unlocking component; by pulling the unlocking component, the clamping component of the unlocking component moves along with the unlocking component, so that the connection relation between the clamping component and the upper computer is changed, the clamping relation between the optical module and the upper computer is released, and the optical module can be drawn out from the cage of the upper computer.

The circuit board 300 is provided with circuit traces, electronic components (such as capacitors, resistors, triodes, and MOS transistors), and chips (such as an MCU, a clock data recovery CDR, a power management chip, and a data processing chip DSP).

The circuit board connects the electrical appliances in the optical module together according to the circuit design through circuit wiring to realize the functions of power supply, electrical signal transmission, grounding and the like.

The circuit board is generally a hard circuit board, and the hard circuit board can also realize a bearing effect due to the relatively hard material of the hard circuit board, for example, the hard circuit board can stably bear a chip; when the optical transceiver is positioned on the circuit board, the rigid circuit board can also provide stable bearing; the hard circuit board can also be inserted into an electric connector in the upper computer cage, and specifically, a metal pin/golden finger is formed on the surface of the tail end of one side of the hard circuit board and is used for being connected with the electric connector; these are not easily implemented with flexible circuit boards.

A flexible circuit board is also used in a part of the optical module to supplement a rigid circuit board; the flexible circuit board is generally used in combination with a rigid circuit board, for example, the rigid circuit board may be connected to the optical transceiver device through the flexible circuit board.

The circuit interposer 700 is disposed on the circuit board 300. The circuit adapter board 700 includes a top layer sub-circuit adapter board and a bottom layer sub-circuit adapter board, and certainly, may also be designed in more layers, and a circuit trace is provided between the top layer sub-circuit adapter board and the bottom layer sub-circuit adapter board to provide power for devices disposed on the upper surface thereof, and the power mainly includes power supply, data electrical signals, control electrical signals, and the like. Meanwhile, the upper surface of the circuit adapter board 700 is provided with a first pad, that is, the top sub-circuit adapter board is provided with a first pad, which is used for electrically connecting with the silicon optical chip 403 arranged thereon. Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of the circuit board, the circuit adapter board, the silicon optical chip, and the fiber optic socket according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the silicon optical chip 403 is connected to the fiber optic receptacle 600 through the first optical fiber ribbon 601, so as to realize the optical signal access to the silicon optical chip 403, and is further connected to the light source 500 through the second optical fiber ribbon 501. Based on the above design, the silicon optical chip 403 modulates the light emitted by the light source 500 without carrying signals, and transmits the modulated light signals to the first optical fiber ribbon 601, and converts the light signals from the fiber optic socket 600 into electrical signals, and transmits the electrical signals to the circuit board 300 through the circuit adapter board 700.

Further, to facilitate the mating of first ribbon 601 and second ribbon 501 with silicon die 403, the present embodiment provides fiber optic ribbon splice 602 to simultaneously grip first ribbon 601 and second ribbon 501. Then, after the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 and the silicon optical chip 403 are optically coupled, the connector fixing member 603 fixes the two.

Because the surface flatness of the circuit board 300 is poor, the processing precision is in millimeter level, and the alignment precision between the optical fiber and the optical port on the silicon optical chip 403 is in micron level, and based on the material characteristics of the circuit board 300, the circuit board deforms more after being heated, so that the position of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 arranged on the circuit board changes relative to the silicon optical chip 403, and the alignment precision between the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 and the optical port on the silicon optical chip 403 is ensured. In this embodiment, the fixing means 603 is designed to fix the silicon photonic chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon connector 602, wherein the bottom surface of the connector fixing means 603 includes a first fixing surface fixed on the upper surface of the silicon photonic chip 403 and a second fixing surface fixed on the upper surface of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a split structure of an optical fiber ribbon connector, a silicon optical chip, and a connector fixing member according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of an optical fiber ribbon connector, a silicon optical chip, and a connector fixing member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 8 is a side view of an assembled optical fiber ribbon connector, a silicon optical chip, and a connector fixing member according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6 to 8, a first portion of the bottom of the connector securing member 603 is secured to the upper surface of the silicon microchip 403 and is disposed near the side of the silicon microchip 403 on which the light opening 4031 is disposed, and a second portion of the connector securing member 603 that partially protrudes from the silicon microchip 403, i.e., the bottom of the connector securing member 603 is suspended with respect to the silicon microchip 403. After the optical coupling between the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 and the silicon optical chip 403 is completed, the upper surface of the connector fixing member 603 is fixed to the second portion of the connector fixing member 603, so that a certain gap can be formed between the connector fixing member 603 and the circuit board 300, and further, the problem that the alignment accuracy between the optical port 4031 on the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 is affected due to the position deviation of the connector fixing member 603 caused by the uneven surface of the circuit board 300 in the manner of fixing the connector fixing member 603 to the circuit board 300 can be solved.

Meanwhile, the thermal expansion coefficient of the joint fixing component 603 is smaller than that of the circuit board 300, and the corresponding thermal deformation is smaller than that of the circuit board 300, so that in the working process of the optical module, the joint fixing component 603 can provide a more stable bearing surface for the optical fiber ribbon joint 602 and the silicon optical chip 403 fixed thereon, so as to ensure the stability of the relative position between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon joint 602, and further ensure the stability of the optical coupling efficiency between the optical fibers clamped in the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon joint 602.

To further promote the stability of the optical coupling efficiency between the optical port 4031 on the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon joint 602 during the operation of the optical module, the absolute value of the difference between the thermal expansion coefficient of the joint fixing member 603 and the thermal expansion coefficient of the optical fiber ribbon joint 602, and the absolute value of the difference between the thermal expansion coefficient of the joint fixing member 603 and the thermal expansion coefficient of the silicon optical chip 403 are both smaller than a first preset value, for example, the first preset value may be 10 ppm/deg.c, but is not limited to this value, that is, the joint fixing member 603 is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient closer to that of the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon joint 602, and further, the joint fixing member 603 may be made of a material used for high-precision processing to ensure the flatness of its surface, for example, made of a material such as glass, ceramic.

In this embodiment, the surface of the splice holding member 603 used for contacting the silicon microchip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon splice 602 is the bottom surface thereof; the surface of the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 for contact with the connector fixing member 603 is the upper surface thereof.

In the production process of the optical module, in order to reduce the thickness of the optical module and save raw materials, the thicknesses of the circuit adapter plate 700 and the silicon optical chip 403 are designed to be as thin as possible, and in order to ensure the fixing firmness of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 to the optical fiber, the thickness of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 is a certain thickness, and then after the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 is installed, the upper surface of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 is higher than the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403. In order to adapt to the assembly structure of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 and the silicon optical chip 403, as shown in fig. 8, the connector fixing component 603 is configured to be L-shaped, that is, the bottom surface of the connector fixing component is composed of a first fixing surface and a second fixing surface, the first fixing surface and the second fixing surface form a step structure, the height of the first fixing surface and the height of the second fixing surface relative to the circuit board 300 are higher than the relative height of the circuit board 300, wherein the first fixing surface is fixed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403, and the second fixing surface is fixed on the upper surface of the optical fiber ribbon connector 602.

In order to prevent the optical fiber from touching the optical port 4031 of the silicon optical chip 403 during the optical coupling process, which may cause abrasion of the silicon optical chip 403 or the optical fiber, in this embodiment, a certain gap is formed between the optical port of the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon connector 602, and meanwhile, glue is filled between the optical port 4031 of the silicon optical chip 403 and the end face of the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon connector 602, so as to protect the end face of the optical port of the silicon optical chip 403 and the light-transmitting end face of the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon connector 602, and prevent external contamination from entering the end faces and affecting the light-transmitting efficiency. The refractive index of the glue is set to be larger than that of air and smaller than that of the optical fiber so as to reduce the refractive index difference between the glue and the optical fiber and further improve the coupling efficiency between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber. In addition, the glue with better light transmittance is selected, for example, the glue with the light transmittance of more than 90% is selected, so that the absorption of the glue to light is reduced.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a first disassembled structure of an optical fiber ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 10 is a schematic view of a second disassembled structure of the optical fiber ribbon connector according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 in the present embodiment is composed of three parts, a first fixing member 6021, a second fixing member 6022, and a third fixing member 6023.

Here, a clamping surface for clamping the optical fiber on the first fixing member 6021 is provided to be composed of the first clamping surface 211 and the second clamping surface 212, and the first clamping surface 211 and the second clamping surface 212 form a stepped structure. A plurality of grooves for fixing optical fibers are formed in the first clamping surface 211, wherein the arrangement density of the grooves can be set according to the arrangement density of the optical ports 4031 on the silicon optical chip 403; the second clamping surface 212 is provided as a flat surface, but a groove structure may be provided on the second clamping surface 212. A third clamping surface for clamping optical fibers is arranged on the second fixing part 6022, and a fourth clamping surface for clamping optical fibers is arranged on the third fixing part 6023, wherein the third clamping surface is matched with the first clamping surface 211, the optical fiber sections without protective layers in the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second optical fiber ribbon 501 are fixed in the groove formed on the first clamping surface 211, and the fourth clamping surface is matched with the second clamping surface 212 to clamp the optical fiber sections with protective layers in the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second optical fiber ribbon 501.

The optical fibers in the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second optical fiber ribbon 501 form a structure comprising a glass fiber core, a cladding layer tightly close to the fiber core and a protective layer, when the optical fiber ribbon is installed, the protective layer is removed from the end part of the optical fiber ribbon, so that the cladding layer wrapping the glass fiber core is exposed, and the cladding layer is arranged in the groove; since the protective layer of the optical fiber ribbon is thick, which is not favorable for precise fixing in the groove, a design of removing the protective layer is used.

Fig. 11 is a schematic assembly diagram of a light source, a fiber optic receptacle, and a fiber optic ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 12 is a schematic assembly diagram of a fiber optic ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the first fixing part 6021 and the second fixing part 6022 and the third fixing part 6023 can be fixed by glue, and in this embodiment, by providing a groove structure, the optical fibers in the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second optical fiber ribbon 501 can be divided into a single independent optical fiber with fixed relative position so as to be aligned with the optical ports on the silicon optical chip 403; meanwhile, the fourth clamping surface on the third fixing part 6023 is arranged to cooperate with the second clamping surface 212 to fix the optical fiber, so that the firmness of fixing the optical fiber in the light propagation direction can be further ensured. Of course, the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 may also be configured in other structural forms, for example, it is designed to be composed of an upper portion and a lower portion, which is only a design manner in this embodiment, and not only can the optical fibers in the optical fiber ribbon be separated by a corresponding distance according to the distance between the optical ports on the silicon optical chip 403, but also the firmness of optical fiber fixation can be ensured, and in addition, the independent structures of the three portions can facilitate the installation of the fixing components of each portion.

Further, the silicon optical chip 403 generates a large amount of heat during the photoelectric conversion process, and especially in the scenario of applying the silicon optical chip to high-speed signal transmission, the silicon optical chip is generally used for transmission of signals at the rate of 100G, 400G, or even 1040G, and the generated heat is larger. In order to prevent the heat generated during the operation of the silicon optical chip 403 from causing the circuit adapter plate 700 disposed at the bottom thereof to deform, which results in the position change of the silicon optical chip 403. The circuit interposer 700 in this embodiment is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of the circuit board 300, for example, an optional material such as aluminum nitride or aluminum oxide.

Because the thermal expansion coefficient of the circuit adapter plate 700 is lower than that of the circuit board 300, and correspondingly, the thermal deformation of the circuit adapter plate 700 is smaller than that of the circuit board 300, that is, the thermal stability of the circuit adapter plate is better than that of the circuit board 300, in the working process of the optical module, the circuit adapter plate 700 can provide a more stable bearing surface for the silicon optical chip arranged on the circuit adapter plate, so that the stability of the relative position between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon is ensured, and the stability of the optical coupling efficiency between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon can be further ensured.

Based on the above design, the circuit adapter plate 700 is preferably made of a material suitable for high precision processing, such as ceramic or super hard crystal, so that the surface flatness of the circuit adapter plate 700 is higher than that of the circuit board 300, and thus, compared with the circuit board 300, the circuit adapter plate 700 can provide a more flat bearing surface for the silicon optical chip 403, thereby promoting the alignment precision of the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon, and improving the optical coupling efficiency of the two.

Further, since the silicon optical chip 403 generates a large amount of heat during the photoelectric conversion process, especially when the silicon optical chip 403 is applied to a high-speed signal transmission scenario, and the semiconductor material such as the silicon optical chip is sensitive to heat, if the heat is not conducted away in time, the performance of the silicon optical chip is significantly affected, therefore, the circuit adapter plate 700 is preferably made of a material with good heat dissipation performance, that is, a material with a heat conductivity coefficient greater than that of the circuit board 300 is selected and used, for example, a ceramic material is used, so that the heat generated by the silicon optical chip can be absorbed by the circuit adapter plate 700, and is dissipated outwards through the circuit adapter plate 700, thereby effectively preventing the heat from being accumulated in the silicon optical chip.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a split structure of a circuit board, a circuit adapter board, a silicon optical chip, and an optical fiber socket according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 14 is an assembly structural diagram of a circuit board, a circuit interposer, a silicon optical chip, and an optical fiber ribbon connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the present embodiment will provide a Driver chip (Driver)402 and a transimpedance amplifier 404 on the patch panel 700 in addition to the silicon microchip 403. The driving chip 402, the silicon optical chip 403 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 are connected to the circuit board 300 through signal switching of the circuit switching board 700.

Wherein, a Driver chip (Driver)402 is disposed on one side of the silicon optical chip 403 for providing a modulation signal for the silicon optical chip 403; the transimpedance amplifier 404 is disposed on the other side of the silicon optical chip 403, and is configured to convert the electrical signal output by the silicon optical chip 403 into a voltage signal. The silicon optical chip 403 receives light from the light source 500, and further modulates the light, specifically, loads a signal on the light based on a modulation signal sent by the driving chip 402; the silicon optical chip 403 receives light from the fiber optic receptacle 600 and converts the optical signal into an electrical signal.

In this embodiment, the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the silicon optical chip 403 are disposed on the circuit adapter plate, and compared with a mode in which the driving chip 402 and/or the transimpedance amplifier 404 are disposed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403, that is, integrated with the silicon optical chip 403, the integrated circuit design can reduce the overall thickness of the optical module, and can also reduce the integration level of the chips, so as to prevent the problem that the whole integrated chip needs to be scrapped simultaneously after one of the chips is damaged, thereby being beneficial to reducing the production cost.

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit interposer according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 15, a second pad 701 is disposed on the back surface of the circuit interposer, wherein the second pad 701 may be in the form of a BGA (Ball Grid Array) solder Ball, and the circuit interposer 700 is connected to a corresponding pad on the circuit board 300 through the second pad 701, so as to electrically connect the circuit interposer with the circuit board 300. Meanwhile, the second pad 701 is electrically connected to the first pad on the upper surface of the circuit adapter board 700 through a circuit trace in the circuit adapter board 700, so as to electrically connect the chip disposed on the circuit adapter board 700 to the circuit board 300, that is, to implement a signal switching function.

Of course, the second bonding pad 701 may also be disposed on the upper surface of the circuit adapter board 300, and then the second bonding pad 701 is electrically connected to the corresponding bonding pad on the circuit board 300 through a wire bonding, where the wire bonding may be gold or other materials. Generally, as signal transmission such as a grounding signal, a control signal, a data signal and the like is designed among the silicon optical chip, the driving chip, the transimpedance amplifier and the circuit board, the number of corresponding bonding pads is large, and the number of routing wires is large; and if the bonding pads are arranged on the circuit adapter board 300 with a limited area, the bonding pads need to be densely arranged, so that the routing is densely arranged and the wire diameter is very fine, so that the routing is very soft, and further, the routing is very easy to damage. Therefore, compared with the way of arranging the second pads 701 on the lower surface of the circuit adapter board 300, the way of arranging the second pads 701 on the upper surface of the circuit adapter board 300 can make the connection between the circuit adapter board 700 and the circuit board 300 more firm and reliable; in addition, the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad are arranged on the upper surface and the lower surface of the circuit adapter board 300, so that the wiring difficulty of circuit wiring for connecting the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad can be reduced.

Fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a silicon optical chip according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 16, a third pad 4032 is disposed on the periphery of the lower surface of the silicon optical chip 403, the third pad 4032 may be soldered to a corresponding first pad on the circuit interposer 300 by solder, and the silicon optical chip 403 is electrically connected to the circuit interposer 700 to implement signal transmission between the circuit interposer 700 and the silicon optical chip 403, where the solder may be gold-tin solder or copper-tin solder, and the third pad 4032 may be designed in the form of a BGA solder ball.

Of course, the bonding pad may also be disposed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403, that is, a fourth bonding pad is disposed on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403, and then the fourth bonding pad is electrically connected to a corresponding bonding pad on the circuit board 300 through a wire bonding, where the wire bonding may be gold wire or other material. Only the wire bonding connection mode is compared with the mode that the third bonding pad 4032 is arranged on the lower surface of the silicon optical chip 403, the wire bonding is easily damaged, and in addition, a molten ball welding mode is usually adopted during wire bonding, so that the wire bonding is partially higher than the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403, and the overall thickness of the optical module can be increased. Moreover, compared with a mode of directly welding the second bonding pad 701 on the circuit adapter plate 700 with solder, the routing can extend the signal propagation path, and the routing is generally thin in diameter, so that the parasitic inductance introduced by the routing is relatively large, and along with the improvement of the communication rate of the optical module, the parasitic inductance introduced by the routing is also continuously increased, so that the influence of the parasitic inductance on the high-speed photoelectric performance of the optical module is relatively large.

In addition, as for the connection mode between the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the circuit adapter board 700, the bottom of the driving chip 402 and the bottom of the transimpedance amplifier 404 can be respectively provided with a bonding pad, and then the bonding pad can be soldered on the corresponding first bonding pad on the circuit adapter board 300 through solder, so as to realize the electrical connection between the circuit adapter board 700 and the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404, and further realize the electrical connection between the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the circuit board 300. Of course, it is also possible to provide bonding pads on the upper surfaces of the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404, and then connect the driving chip and the transimpedance amplifier to the circuit board 700 by wire bonding. It should be noted that the connection manner of the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 to the circuit interposer 700 is not limited to the same manner, and for example, the pad of the driving chip 402 may be disposed on the lower surface thereof and connected to the circuit interposer 700 by solder, and the pad of the transimpedance amplifier 404 may be disposed on the upper surface thereof and connected to the circuit interposer 700 by wire bonding.

Since the driving chip 402 needs to provide a driving signal to the silicon optical chip 403, and the silicon optical chip 403 needs to send the generated electric signal to the transimpedance amplifier 404 for conversion into a voltage signal, the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 also need to establish an electrical connection with the silicon optical chip 403.

Further, in order to solve the problems of easy damage of wire bonding, parasitic inductance introduced, and the like in the wire bonding manner, in this embodiment, pads for realizing electrical connection between chips are simultaneously disposed on the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404, and the silicon optical chip 403, meanwhile, corresponding pads are also disposed on the upper surface of the circuit adapter plate 700, and a circuit for connecting the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404, and the silicon optical chip 403 is disposed inside the circuit adapter plate. Thus, after the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the silicon optical chip 403 are soldered on the circuit adapter board 700 through the bonding pads arranged at the bottom of the driving chip, signal transmission among the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the silicon optical chip 403 can be performed through corresponding circuit traces inside the circuit adapter board 700, for example, a driving signal output by the driving chip 402 is transmitted to a circuit inside the circuit adapter board 700 first and then is transmitted to the silicon optical chip 403 through the circuit adapter board 700. Of course, the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 may be directly connected to the silicon optical chip 403 by wire bonding.

Further, as shown in fig. 16, a light port 4031 is formed on one side of the silicon optical chip 403, and according to a difference in the light entering and exiting directions, the light port 4031 may be divided into a first light entering hole 311, a second light entering hole 312, and a light exiting hole 313, where 2 first light entering holes 311, 4 second light entering holes 312, and 4 light exiting holes 313 are exemplarily shown in the figure.

The second light inlet hole 312 and the light outlet hole 313 are used for being butted with one end of the first optical fiber ribbon 601, the other end of the first optical fiber ribbon 601 is connected with the optical fiber socket 600, so that optical connection between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber socket 600 is realized through the optical fiber ribbon 601, the optical fiber socket 600 is used for realizing optical connection with an optical fiber outside the optical module, and further optical connection between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber outside the optical module is realized. The optical signal modulated by the silicon optical chip 403 is transmitted to the optical fiber socket 600 through the first optical fiber ribbon 601, and is transmitted to the external optical fiber through the optical fiber socket 600; optical signals transmitted by external optical fibers are transmitted to the first optical fiber ribbon 601 through the optical fiber socket 600 and transmitted to the silicon optical chip 403 through the first optical fiber ribbon 601; therefore, the silicon optical chip 403 outputs light carrying data to the optical module external optical fiber or receives light carrying data from the optical module external optical fiber. The first light inlet 311 is used for being butted against one end of the second optical fiber ribbon 501, and the other end of the second optical fiber ribbon 501 is connected with the light source 500. In order to facilitate the butt joint of the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second optical fiber ribbon 501 with the silicon optical chip 403, the optical fibers of one end of the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second optical fiber ribbon 501, which are used for butt joint with the silicon optical chip 403, are clamped in the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 and are uniformly fixed by the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 in this embodiment. Then, after the optical fiber ribbon connector 602 and the silicon optical chip 403 are optically coupled, the connector fixing member 603 fixes the two.

The light source 500 is electrically connected to the circuit board 300, and may be connected by a flexible board or the like. In addition, the light source 500 may be disposed on the surface of the circuit board 300, or may be disposed outside the circuit board 300, and the light source 500 may be a laser light source because of good monochromaticity of laser. In this embodiment, the light source 500 is disposed on the surface of the circuit board 300 or at a position outside the circuit board 300, so that on one hand, the overall thickness of the optical module can be reduced compared with the case where the light source is integrated on the upper surface of the silicon optical chip 403; on the other hand, a large amount of heat is also generated in the working process of the light source 500, the heat generated by the light source 500 is not beneficial to being diffused through the silicon optical chip 403, in a real product, the heat dissipation efficiency of the silicon optical chip 403 is limited, the heat dissipation efficiency of the silicon optical chip 403 is difficult to be significantly improved through conventional structural design or material change, the heat dissipation burden of the silicon optical chip 403 is increased through the diffusion of the silicon optical chip 403, according to the heat dissipation capability of the silicon optical chip 403, in the relatively low-speed signal transmission process, the heat of the laser box is diffused through the silicon optical chip 403 by an optical module product, but for a high-speed signal transmission product, the design that the heat of the light source is diffused through the silicon optical chip 403 is not desirable, therefore, the light source 500 is arranged on the surface of the circuit board 300 or at a position other than the circuit board 300 in the embodiment, and the influence of.

The light source 500 may be designed in the form of a laser box, which may have therein optical devices such as a laser chip, a focusing lens, etc.; the laser chip emits laser which is not modulated and does not carry information, and a high-speed signal circuit is not involved. A temperature adjusting electric device such as a semiconductor refrigerator may be disposed in the light source 500 to realize temperature control for the laser chip, and the temperature adjusting electric device obtains power supply driving from the outside of the light source 500 through a flexible board.

Light source 500 provides light carrying no signal to silicon photonics chip 403, where the light carrying no signal is transmitted through second optical fiber ribbon 501 to first light inlet 311, and enters silicon photonics chip 403 through first light inlet 311. Then, the silicon optical chip 403 modulates the received light without carrying a signal based on the modulation signal output by the driving chip 402 to form a data optical signal, and transmits the data optical signal to the light exit 313 through the optical waveguide inside the silicon optical chip 403, and finally transmits the data optical signal to the optical fiber receptacle 600 through the first optical fiber ribbon 601 to be transmitted to the outside of the optical module.

Based on the above structure, the present embodiment takes an optical module with a signal rate of 400G, where the electrical signal rate is 8X50G, that is, 8 paths of 50G signals, and the optical signal rate is 4X100G, that is, 4 paths of 100G signals as an example, and introduces a specific working process of the optical module.

Fig. 17 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 17, the driving chip 402 and the transimpedance amplifier 404 both use 2-channel chips, the silicon optical chip 403 uses 4-channel chips, that is, the driving chip 402 includes a first driving chip 4021 and a second driving chip 4022, and the transimpedance amplifier 404 includes a first transimpedance amplifier 4041 and a second transimpedance amplifier 4042. The side of silicon optical chip 403 with optical port 4031 is disposed near the edge of circuit adapter plate 700 for convenient connection with an optical fiber ribbon. The first driver chip 4021 and the second driver chip 4022 are located on one side of the silicon optical chip 403, and the first transimpedance amplifier 4041 and the second transimpedance amplifier 4042 are located on the other side of the silicon optical chip 403.

For signal transmission, 8 paths of 50G high-frequency differential signals input on a gold finger on the circuit board 300 pass through a Clock Data Recovery (CDR) chip 800, then 4 paths of 100G high-frequency differential signals are output, and then are connected to the circuit adapter board 700 through signal routing on the circuit board 300, the 100G high-speed differential signals are transmitted to the first driver chip 4021 and the second driver chip 4022 through the circuit adapter board 700, and the 100G high-speed differential signals are output to the silicon optical chip 403 after amplitude and the like of the 100G high-speed differential signals are adjusted by the first driver chip 4021 and the second driver chip 4022, wherein signals output by the first driver chip 4021 and the second driver chip 4022 can be transmitted to the silicon optical chip 403 through the circuit adapter board 700. The silicon optical chip 403 has an optical modulation unit therein, and the silicon optical chip 403 receives the light with constant power output from the light source 500, transmits the light to the optical modulation unit through an optical waveguide inside the silicon optical chip 403, and then the optical modulation unit modulates the received light with constant power based on the 100G high frequency differential Signal to form a data optical Signal, and transmits the data optical Signal to the light exit hole 313 through an optical waveguide inside the silicon optical chip 403.

For signal reception, 4 paths of 100G optical signals input by the optical fiber socket 600 sequentially pass through the first optical fiber ribbon 601 and the second light inlet 312 and are transmitted to the silicon optical chip 403, a PD (photodiode) inside the silicon optical chip 403 converts the optical signals into current signals, and then sends the current signals to the first transimpedance amplifier 4041 and the second transimpedance amplifier 4042, where the current signals output by the silicon optical chip 403 can pass through the circuit adapter board 700 and be transmitted to the first transimpedance amplifier 4041 and the second transimpedance amplifier 4042. Then, the first transimpedance amplifier 4041 and the second transimpedance amplifier 4042 convert the current signal into a voltage signal, and transmit the voltage signal to the circuit board 300 through the circuit adapter board 700 in the form of a 4-path 100G high-frequency differential signal, and then transmit the voltage signal to the clock data recovery chip 800 through the signal routing on the circuit board 300, and output 8-path 50G high-frequency differential signal to the gold finger on the circuit board 300 after being processed by the clock data recovery chip 800.

It should be noted that the layout manners of the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the silicon optical chip 403 may also be designed into other layout manners as needed, for example, two TIAs and two drivers are both disposed on the same side of the silicon optical chip 403, in addition, the TIA and the drivers may also be designed into a four-channel chip, or the TIA and the drivers may also be integrated into the same chip, and this embodiment is not limited in particular.

In any of the above arrangements of the driver chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the silicon optical chip 403, the side of the silicon optical chip 403 provided with the optical port 4031 is preferably placed near the edge of the circuit adapter board 700 to facilitate the connection with the optical fiber ribbon. However, the problem with placing the silicon chiplets 403 at the edge of the circuit interposer 700 is: in the optical module assembly process, glue is usually used to fix the silicon optical chip 403 on the circuit interposer 700, and the glue has a certain fluidity, so when the silicon optical chip 403 is fixed, the glue easily flows to the periphery of the silicon optical chip 403, and the optical port 4031 is disposed on one side of the silicon optical chip 403, so the glue flowing to the periphery of the silicon optical chip easily pollutes the optical port 4031. To address this problem, the present embodiment improves the circuit interposer 700 to prevent glue from easily flowing onto the optical port 4031 of the silicon optical chip 403.

Fig. 18 is a first structural schematic diagram of another circuit interposer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 19 is a second structural schematic diagram of another circuit interposer according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 18 and 19, the back surface of the circuit adapter board 700 is provided with a second pad 701 connected with the corresponding circuit trace inside the circuit adapter board 700 to achieve electrical connection between the circuit adapter board 700 and the circuit board 300, and of course, routing pads may be distributed on the edge of the circuit adapter board 700, and the circuit board corresponds to the routing pads, so as to achieve electrical connection between the circuit adapter board 700 and the circuit board 300 by routing connection. In addition, compared to the circuit adapter board in fig. 7, in this embodiment, a notch 702 is further formed on the circuit adapter board 700 on a side close to the side where the optical port 4031 is formed on the silicon optical chip 403. Wherein the shape of the notch 702 can be U-shaped, square, etc., and the bottom corner of the notch 702 is preferably designed as an arc-shaped corner to facilitate the glue to flow into the notch 702.

Fig. 20 is a schematic view of a split structure of a circuit board, a circuit interposer and a silicon optical chip according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 21 is a schematic view of an assembled partial structure of the circuit board, the circuit interposer and the silicon optical chip according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 20 and 21, after the circuit interposer 700 is soldered to the circuit board 300 by the BGA solder balls disposed on the bottom surface thereof, the silicon optical chip 403 is soldered to the circuit interposer 700, and the silicon optical chip 403 and the circuit interposer 700 are fixed by glue. The silicon optical chip 403 is connected across the notch 702 of the circuit adapter board 700, and the optical port 4031 is located above the notch 702. Thus, when the bottom surface of the silicon optical chip 403 is fixed on the circuit adapter plate 700 by glue, the glue overflowing from the silicon optical chip 403 can flow to the notch 702 near the optical port 4031, and the problem that the optical port 4031 is polluted by the glue can be avoided.

Further, as shown in fig. 21, a side edge of the silicon optical chip 403 on which the optical port 4031 is formed may have a certain distance from a side edge of the circuit adapter board 700 on which the notch 702 is formed, and meanwhile, the optical fiber ribbon connector extends into the notch 702 to realize optical connection between the silicon optical chip 403 and the optical fiber ribbon connector. Of course, the side edge of the silicon optical chip 403 on which the optical port 4031 is formed may be flush with the side edge of the circuit adapter board 700 on which the notch 702 is formed, or the optical port side of the silicon optical chip 403 is protruded from the circuit adapter board 700, but only the notch 702 of the circuit adapter board 700 is protruded from the silicon optical chip 403, so that on one hand, when the optical fiber ribbon connector is optically coupled with the silicon optical chip 403, a certain guiding effect is provided for the arrangement position of the optical fiber ribbon connector, and on the other hand, the heat dissipation area of the circuit adapter board 700 for dissipating heat of the silicon optical chip 403 can be enlarged.

In order to achieve electromagnetic shielding of the silicon optical chip, the silicon optical chip is protected by the protection cover 401 in this embodiment. Fig. 22 is a schematic view of a split structure of the circuit board, the circuit interposer, the silicon optical chip, and the protection cover according to the embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 23 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of the circuit board, the circuit interposer, the silicon optical chip, and the protection cover according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 22 and 23, the protective cover 401 is a hard shell structure and can be made of a metal material; further, a protective cover 401 is fixed to the circuit interposer 700, and the protective cover 401 includes an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface facing the circuit interposer 700, and a cavity structure is formed between the inner surface and the circuit interposer 700. In order to facilitate mounting of the connector fixing member 603, all or a part of the silicon optical chip 403 is disposed in the cavity structure, and a portion outside the cavity structure is a fixing region for fixing the connector fixing member 603. Of course, if the silicon optical chip 403, the light source 500 and the fiber socket 600 are assembled in other manners, the silicon optical chip 403 may be entirely covered in the protective cover 401.

Further, in order to help the device covered in the cavity structure dissipate heat, the present embodiment further sets an outer surface of the protection cover 401 in heat conduction contact with an inner surface of the upper housing 201 of the optical module, specifically, the two may be directly connected by means of abutting, or the like, or may be connected by a heat conduction adhesive.

In addition, if one or more devices in the driving chip 402, the transimpedance amplifier 404 and the silicon optical chip 403 are connected to the circuit adapter plate 700 by wire bonding, the protective cover 401 can also protect the wire bonding, so as to avoid damage caused by extrusion or touch. Wherein the area where the wire bonding of the silicon optical chip 403 is located is covered. That is, the wire bonding is wrapped in the cavity structure formed by the protective cover 401 and the circuit adapter plate 700, so as to achieve the purpose of wire bonding protection.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A light module, comprising:

a circuit board for providing an electrical connection;

2. The optical module of claim 1, wherein an absolute value of a difference between a coefficient of thermal expansion of the splice holding member and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the optical fiber ribbon splice, and an absolute value of a difference between a coefficient of thermal expansion of the splice holding member and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the silicon optical chip are smaller than a first predetermined value.

3. The optical module of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the fiber optic ribbon connector is higher than an upper surface of the silicon photonics chip; the first fixing surface and the second fixing surface have different relative heights.

4. The optical module of claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a groove formed in a forward projection area of the optical fiber ribbon connector, and a bottom of the groove is spaced from a lower surface of the optical fiber ribbon connector.

5. The optical module of claim 1, wherein the fiber optic ribbon splice comprises:

the first fixing component is provided with a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface which are used for clamping the optical fiber, the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface form a stepped structure, and a groove used for fixing the optical fiber is formed in the first clamping surface;

the second fixing piece is provided with a third clamping surface used for clamping the optical fiber, the third clamping surface is matched with the first clamping surface, and the optical fiber section without the protective layer in the optical fiber ribbon is fixed in the groove;

and the third fixing part is provided with a fourth clamping surface for clamping the optical fiber, and the fourth clamping surface is matched with the second clamping surface and is used for clamping the optical fiber section with the protective layer in the optical fiber ribbon.

6. The optical module according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a glue is filled between the optical port of the silicon optical chip and the end face of the optical fiber in the optical fiber ribbon connector, and the refractive index of the glue is greater than that of air and smaller than that of the optical fiber.

7. The optical module of claim 1, wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of the circuit interposer is less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the circuit board.

8. The light module of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

the protective cover is arranged on the circuit adapter plate, part of the outer surface of the protective cover is in heat conduction contact with the shell of the optical module, the inner surface of the protective cover and the circuit adapter plate form a cavity structure, and the silicon optical chip is arranged in the cavity structure.

9. The optical module according to claim 8, wherein one side of the protective cover is provided with a notch, and the connector fixing member is disposed in the notch.