CN115421259B

CN115421259B - Optical module

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Publication number: CN115421259B
Application number: CN202211173753.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙雨舟; 陈龙; 于登群; 李伟龙
Original assignee: Innolight Technology Suzhou Ltd
Current assignee: Innolight Technology Suzhou Ltd
Priority date: 2017-07-19
Filing date: 2017-07-19
Publication date: 2024-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 2037-07-19
Also published as: CN115421259A; CN109283632A; CN109283632B; CN116449510A; CN115421258B; CN115421258A

Abstract

The invention relates to an optical module, wherein one end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, the other end of the optical module is provided with an electrical interface, the optical module comprises a shell, a heat sink, a light emitting end, a PCB board and an optical system, the heat sink is arranged in the shell, the optical system guides light emitted by the light emitting end to the optical interface, one end of the PCB board is fixed on the heat sink, the light emitting end is packaged on the heat sink, the light emitting end is electrically connected with the PCB board, and the optical system, the light emitting end and the PCB board are sequentially arranged in the connection line direction of the optical interface and the electrical interface. The circuit board is fixed on the heat sink, so that connection is convenient, and meanwhile, assembly tolerance is reduced, so that an optimal scheme for photoelectric signal conversion and transmission is obtained.

Description

Optical module

The present application is a divisional application of chinese invention patent application with application number 2017105907964, which is filed by applicant in 2017, 7, 19 and entitled "optical module".

Technical Field

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

Background

With the development of society, the data volume is larger and larger. Optical communication modules place demands for faster transmission rates and lower costs. The existing 3G cannot meet the numerous and complicated demands of users and markets, and TD-LTE (long term evolution of TD-SCDMA) has been developed as a technology of 3G to 4G. Because of the shortage of optical fiber resources at present, the new laying cost is high, the distribution distance of the base stations is far, and the demand of small pluggable (SFP+) packaged optical modules is gradually increased.

Generally, in the optical module structure, an electrical signal enters the PCBA from the golden finger and then is output to the optoelectronic chip, which converts the electrical signal into an optical signal, which is output to the optical port via the optical system. The optical port and the electrical port (golden finger) are fixed relative to the module housing. Generally PCBA is rigid, the optical system is also rigid, and all devices are subject to certain dimensional tolerances.

Most of the optical module packaging technologies now use flexible circuit boards (FPCs) to absorb assembly tolerances, but the flexible circuit boards and PCBA solder joints introduce large electrical signal attenuation, which can only be applied at transmission rates below 10G.

Optical module product designs for higher transmission rates, long-range transmission require less attenuation of high-speed electrical signals. Meanwhile, the assembly requirements of the modules are met, golden fingers, PCBA, photoelectric chips, free space light path components and light ports are assembled together, and the scheme of how to integrally design to obtain the optimal photoelectric signal conversion transmission becomes the problem to be solved at present.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on this, it is an object of the present invention to provide an optical module which enables a better high-speed signal transmission.

The optical module comprises a shell, a heat sink arranged in the shell, a light emitting end, a PCB and an optical system, wherein the optical system guides light emitted by the light emitting end to the optical interface, one end of the PCB is fixed on the heat sink, the light emitting end is packaged on the heat sink, the light emitting end is electrically connected with the PCB, and the optical system, the light emitting end and the PCB are sequentially arranged in the connecting direction of the optical interface and the electric interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, an end of the PCB board adjacent to the electrical interface is configured as the electrical interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting end is disposed at an end face of the PCB board away from the end of the electrical interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting end includes a laser, and one end of the PCB board is electrically connected to the laser through a gold wire.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, there is no overlapping area between the vertical projection of the optical system on the housing and the vertical projection of the PCB on the housing.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the optical system is arranged on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the heat sink comprises a first heat sink and a second heat sink, the optical system is arranged on the first heat sink, one end of the PCB board is fixed on the second heat sink, and the light emitting end is packaged on the second heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the heat sink and the housing are formed as an integral structure.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the driver of the light emitting end is encapsulated on a PCB board, and the light emitting end and the driver are located on the same side of the PCB board.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting end includes a laser, and the laser is packaged on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical module includes an optical receiving end that converts a received optical signal into an electrical signal, the optical interface includes an emitting end optical interface and a receiving end optical interface, light emitted by the optical emitting end is led to the emitting end optical interface through the optical system, and an optical signal received by the receiving end optical interface is led to the optical receiving end through the optical system.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical module further includes an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly that guides the light emitted from the light emitting end to a central position of the optical interface or to an external connector connected to the optical module after passing through the optical system, or guides the light emitted from the light emitting end to the optical system.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly comprises an optical element disposed between the optical system and the optical interface or between the optical system and the light emitting end, the optical element being for achieving optical path interfacing between the optical system and the optical interface or between the optical system and the light emitting end.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical interface includes a transmitting-end optical interface and a receiving-end optical interface; the optical element comprises a transmitting end optical element and a receiving end optical element, and the transmitting end optical element and the receiving end optical element adjust the optical path so that light entering the transmitting end optical interface is positioned at the center of the transmitting end optical interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the transmitting-side optical element and the receiving-side optical element include a lens, a plate glass, or the like, which is capable of transmitting light and changing the propagation direction of the light.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical element includes an optical fiber for realizing optical path connection.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the PCB board is constructed as a hard board.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the light emitting end comprises a laser, and a cushion block is arranged between the laser and the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, a soft board is not welded between the light emitting end and the PCB board.

The optical module is characterized in that one end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, the other end of the optical module is provided with an electrical interface, the optical module comprises a shell, a heat sink, a plurality of lasers, a PCB (printed Circuit Board) and an optical system, the heat sink is arranged in the shell, the optical system guides light emitted by the lasers to the optical interface after light is combined, the PCB is a hard board, the other end of the PCB is provided with the electrical interface, one end of the PCB is fixed on the heat sink, the heat sink extends out of one end of the PCB, and the lasers are electrically connected with the PCB.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the laser is disposed adjacent to one end of the PCB board.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the other end of the PCB board is close to the edge of the housing.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical system and the laser are both disposed on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the laser is packaged on the heat sink, and the projection of the laser and the PCB board on the surface of the heat sink is not overlapped.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the area of the heat sink is larger than the sum of the area of the optical system and the laser.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the heat sink comprises a first heat sink and a second heat sink, the optical system is arranged on the first heat sink, one end of the PCB board is fixed on the second heat sink, and the laser is packaged on the second heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the optical module further comprises an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly, which guides the light emitted by the laser through the optical system to the optical interface or to an external connector connected to the optical module, or which guides the light emitted by the laser to the optical system.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is at least partially disposed on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiments of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly comprises an optical element for achieving an optical path interfacing between the optical system and the laser, wherein at least part of the optical element is arranged on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, there is no overlapping area between the perpendicular projection of the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly on the housing and the perpendicular projection of the PCB board on the housing.

As a further improvement of the embodiments of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly comprises at least one transmitting end optical fiber through which the light emitted by the laser is directed to the optical system.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the first heat sink and the second heat sink are both provided with optical fiber fixing elements, and the optical fiber at the transmitting end is fixed by the optical fiber fixing elements.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical system includes a wavelength division multiplexer fixed on the heat sink, and the wavelength division multiplexer guides the light emitted by the laser to the optical interface through the emitting-end optical fiber.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical module further includes a driver, and the driver is connected to the laser through a gold wire.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, a cushion block is arranged between the laser and the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, a soft soldering plate is not arranged between the laser and the PCB.

The optical module is characterized by comprising a shell, a heat sink arranged in the shell, a light emitting end, a PCB (printed Circuit Board), an optical interface and an electric interface, wherein one end of the optical module is provided with the optical interface, the other end of the optical module is provided with the electric interface, the laser, the PCB and the optical system are all fixed on the heat sink, the PCB is a hard board, the laser is electrically connected with the PCB, the optical interface is fixedly arranged relative to the shell, and the heat sink is fixedly arranged relative to the shell; the optical module further includes an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly that directs light from the laser through the optical system to a central location of the optical interface or into an external connector connected to the optical module.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical module includes an optical system that guides the light emitted from the light emitting end to the optical interface, and the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is disposed between the optical system and the optical interface, or the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is disposed between the optical system and the light emitting end.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is an optical fiber for optical path connection.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting end includes a laser and a spacer, and the spacer is disposed between the laser and the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical system includes a wavelength division multiplexer that guides the light emitted by the laser to the optical interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the optical module comprises an optical receiving end, the optical interface comprises an emitting end optical interface and a receiving end optical interface, the light emitted by the laser is led to the emitting end optical interface through the optical system, and the optical signal received by the receiving end optical interface is led to the optical receiving end through the optical system.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical module includes a transmitting-end optical element and a receiving-end optical element, and the optical interface includes a transmitting-end optical interface and a receiving-end optical interface, and the optical path is adjusted by the transmitting-end optical element and the receiving-end optical element, so that the light passing through the transmitting-end optical interface and the receiving-end optical interface is located at the center of the transmitting-end optical interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the optical system is arranged on a first heat sink, the light receiving end comprises a PD chip, the laser and the PD chip of the light receiving end are both packaged on a second heat sink, and the driver of the laser is packaged on a PCB board; the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is disposed between the optical system and the PD chip of the laser/light receiving end.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly includes at least one transmitting end optical fiber and at least one receiving end optical fiber, and the optical fibers are connected by optical paths to guide the light emitted by the laser to the optical system or guide the light received by the optical system to the light receiving end; the transmitting end optical fiber is fixed on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the optical interface includes a transmitting-end optical interface and a receiving-end optical interface; the optical system comprises a transmitting optical path and a receiving optical path, the transmitting optical path comprises a wavelength division multiplexer, the receiving optical path comprises the wavelength division multiplexer and a reflecting mirror, and an optical signal sent by the laser can be conducted to an optical interface of the transmitting end through the guiding function of the lens component and the wavelength division multiplexer.

As a further improvement of embodiments of the present invention, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly comprises a transfer port secured to the heat sink and located between the optical system and the optical interface, and at least one optical fiber optically connecting the transfer port and the optical interface, the optical fiber directing light emitted by the optical system to the optical interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the switching port comprises a transmitting switching port corresponding to the light transmitting end and a receiving switching port corresponding to the light receiving end; the optical fiber comprises a first optical fiber connected between the transmitting end optical interface and the transmitting conversion interface, and a second optical fiber connected between the receiving end optical interface and the receiving conversion interface.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting end is electrically connected with the PCB board through a gold wire.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, there is no overlapping area between the vertical projection of the light emitting end on the housing and the vertical projection of the PCB board on the housing.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the heat sink is formed as a unitary structure with the housing.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, an end of the PCB opposite to the electrical interface is fixed on the heat sink.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, there is no overlapping area between the light emitting end and the projection of the PCB perpendicular to the surface of the PCB on the housing.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the circuit board is fixed on the heat sink, so that the connection is convenient, and meanwhile, the assembly tolerance is reduced, so that the optimal scheme of photoelectric signal conversion transmission is obtained.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an optical module in a preferred first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the optical module of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the optical module of FIG. 2 taken along line A-A;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the optical module of FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is a perspective view of an optical module in a preferred second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the optical module of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a perspective view of an optical module in a preferred third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the optical module of fig. 7;

fig. 9 is a front view of an optical module in a preferred fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the optical module of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of portion a of the optical module of FIG. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of an optical module in a preferred fifth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the light module of fig. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the light module of FIG. 12;

fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in fig. 14.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the invention and structural, methodological, or functional modifications of these embodiments that may be made by one of ordinary skill in the art are included within the scope of the invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, an optical module 100 includes a housing 10 (only a lower housing is illustrated herein), a heat sink 20 provided in the housing 10, a laser 31 provided on the heat sink 20, and a PCB board 40 partially provided on the heat sink 20, and the optical module 100 has an optical interface at one end and an electrical interface at the other end, and the optical interface includes a transmitting-end optical interface 51 and a receiving-end optical interface 52. Wherein the PCB 40 is configured as a hard board, one end of the PCB 40 is fixed on the heat sink 20 and is electrically connected to the laser 31, and the other end of the PCB 40 is configured as an electrical interface 43 of the optical module. Here, the other end of the PCB board 40 is provided with a gold finger, which serves as an electrical interface of the optical module.

The optical module 100 further includes an optical system 60 disposed in the housing and located between the laser 31 and the optical interface, and preferably, the optical system 60 is at least partially disposed on the heat sink 20, that is, the optical system 60 may be partially disposed on the heat sink 20 or may be disposed on the heat sink 20 entirely, and the heat sink 20 and the housing may be configured as an integrally formed structure. The driver 35 of the laser 31 is packaged on the PCB 40, the laser 31 can be directly packaged on the heat sink 20, or can be packaged on a pad of the heat sink 20, the high-speed electrical signal is output from the driver 35 to the PCB 40, and then is output to the laser 31 through a gold wire connection at a very short distance, and the optical system 60 guides the light emitted by the laser 31 to the optical interface. That is, the laser 31 is optically coupled as an optical emission end with the emission end optical interface 51. The optical signal received by the receiving-end optical interface 52 is conducted to the optical receiving end through the optical system 60, and the optical receiving end converts the received optical signal into an electrical signal. That is, the light receiving end is optically coupled with the receiving end optical interface 52 while being electrically connected with the PCB board. In the whole high-speed link, no soft board is welded, signal loss caused by welding points is reduced, and the distance between the laser 31 and the PCB 40 is close enough to ensure optimal electrical performance. In addition, with the heat sink 20 as a reference, all elements are fixed together with the heat sink 20, so that the assembly tolerance is small, heat can be dissipated through the heat sink 20, and the heat dissipation device has reliable performance and good heat dissipation.

Specifically, the optical system 60 is disposed on one side of the laser 31, and the optical system 60 includes a lens assembly and a wavelength division multiplexer, where the lens assembly includes at least one lens, and the lens assembly can process, such as focus or collimate, the light emitted by the laser 31, so as to adjust the propagation direction of the outgoing light of the laser 31; the wavelength division multiplexer can combine a plurality of split light beams into one light beam, so that the optical signal emitted from the laser 31 can be conducted to the transmitting-end optical interface 51 through the lens assembly and the guiding function of the wavelength division multiplexer. The PCB 40 is horizontally disposed inside the housing 10 of the optical module 100, and the light receiving end may be directly encapsulated on the heat sink 20 or may be encapsulated on a pad of the heat sink. Wherein the laser 31 comprises a VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) chip, the light receiving end comprises a PD (photodiode) chip, and light from the light receiving end optical interface 52 reaches the PD chip 32 through a wavelength division multiplexer and a reflecting prism. The VCSEL chip is directly soldered to the heat sink 20, electrically connected to the PCB 40 by gold wires, and electrically connected to the driver 35 packaged on the PCB 40. The PD chip 32 is also soldered directly to the heat sink 20. Of course, the laser 31 may be other types of laser chips, and the light receiving end may be a PIN chip, an ADP chip, or other detector chips. In addition, the optical interface may be configured as an interface, and the transmitting-end optical interface and the receiving-end optical interface may be configured by only one or two-in-one arrangement, that is, the optical module includes a transmitting-end optical interface, and the transmitting-end optical interface may be a transmitting-end optical interface and/or a receiving-end optical interface, or an optical transmitting-receiving integrated optical interface.

Further, in this embodiment, the optical interface is fixedly disposed with respect to the housing 10, and the heat sink 20 is also fixed with respect to the housing 10, so as to absorb assembly tolerance between the optical interface and the corresponding laser and/or optical receiver (here, photodetector), the optical module 100 further includes an assembly tolerance absorbing component for ensuring that light emitted by the laser can be received by an external element connected to the optical module 100, and light emitted by the external element connected to the optical module 100 can be well transmitted to the optical receiver. That is, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly can guide the light emitted from the laser 31 through the optical system 60 to the center of the optical interface or to an external connector connected to the optical module, or the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly can guide the light emitted from the laser 31 to the optical system 60. The center position of the optical interface is approximately near the center position, and is a position where the external connector receives an optical signal after the external connector is docked with the optical module 100, and is also a position where the external connector transmits an optical signal. External connectors include fiber optic plugs, switch interfaces, and the like.

Specifically, an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is disposed at the optical interface, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly including an optical element disposed between the optical system 60 and the optical interface for achieving optical path interfacing between the optical system 60 and the optical interface. The optical elements include an emitting-end optical element 71 and a receiving-end optical element 72, and the optical elements 71, 72 may be lenses, flat glass, mirrors, or other elements capable of transmitting light and changing the propagation direction of the light, and the optical paths are adjusted by these optical elements 71, 72 so that the light entering the emitting-end optical interface 51 is located at the center of the emitting-end optical interface, and the light entering the optical module 100 from the receiving-end optical interface 52 can well reach the light receiver. Of course, an optical element may also be provided between the optical system 60 and the laser 31 for achieving optical path interfacing between the optical system 60 and the laser 31.

The embodiment also discloses an assembly method of the optical module 100, which comprises the following steps: packaging the optical system 60, the laser 31, and the PD chip of the light receiving end on the heat sink 20; one end of the PCB board 40 is fixed on the heat sink 20; securing the heat sink 20 within the housing 10; an optical element 71 is provided between the optical system 60 and the optical interface, and the optical element 71 is adjusted so that the optical path center of the optical interface corresponds to the optical paths of the laser 31 and the PD chip 32 at the light receiving end.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, in a second embodiment of the present invention, the optical module 200 also includes a housing 210, heat sinks 221/222 disposed in the housing, a laser 231 disposed on the heat sinks, and a PCB board 240 partially disposed on the heat sinks. The optical module 200 has an optical interface at one end and an electrical interface at the other end, and the optical interface includes a transmitting-end optical interface 251 and a receiving-end optical interface 252. The PCB 240 is configured as a hard board, one end of the PCB 240 is fixed on the heat sink and is electrically connected with the laser 231, the other end of the PCB 240 is configured as an electrical interface 243 of the optical module, and a golden finger connected with an external plug is disposed on the electrical interface 243.

In this embodiment, the heat sink includes a first heat sink 221 and a second heat sink 222, the optical system 260 of the optical module is disposed on the first heat sink 221, the laser 231 and the PD chip 232 of the light receiving end are packaged on the second heat sink 222, and the driver 235 of the laser 231 is packaged on the PCB board 240. The optical interface in this embodiment is fixedly disposed with respect to the housing 210, and the first heat sink 221 and the second heat sink 222 are also fixedly disposed with respect to the housing 210. In order to be able to absorb assembly tolerances between the optical interface and its corresponding laser and/or optical receiver, an assembly tolerance absorbing component of the optical module 200 is arranged between the optical system 260 and the PD chip 232 of the laser 231/optical receiver. Specifically, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly includes at least one transmitting-end optical fiber 271 and at least one receiving-end optical fiber 272, and optical fiber fixing elements are disposed on the first heat sink 221 and the second heat sink 222, and both ends of the optical fiber are fixed by the optical fiber fixing elements. The optical path connection is performed by an optical fiber, and the light emitted from the laser 231 is guided to the optical system 260, or the light received by the optical system 260 is guided to the light receiving end. Because the optical fiber is soft and deformable, tolerances can be absorbed by the optical fiber. In this embodiment, the number of optical fibers is related to the structure and the transmission rate of the optical module, and if the optical interfaces of the optical module are set to be a single optical interface, only one corresponding optical fiber may be set; when a higher transmission rate of the optical module is required, the optical module may be configured with a plurality of lasers, and the number of optical fibers is identical to the number of lasers. The tolerance is absorbed by setting a soft deformable optical fiber, so that the center of the optical path of the optical interface corresponds to the optical paths of the laser 231 at the light emitting end and the PD chip 232 at the light receiving end.

The embodiment also discloses an assembling method of the optical module 200, which includes the following steps: packaging the optical system 260 on the first heat sink 221; packaging the laser 231 and the PD chip 232 of the light receiving end on the second heat sink 222; one end of the PCB board 240 is fixed on the second heat sink 222; fixing both the first heat sink 221 and the second heat sink 222 within the housing 210; an optical fiber is connected between the optical system 260 and the laser 231 and/or the PD chip 232 at the light receiving end.

Referring to fig. 7 to 8, in a third embodiment of the present invention, the optical module 300 also includes a housing 310, a heat sink 320 disposed in the housing 310, a laser 331 disposed on the heat sink 320, and a PCB 340 partially disposed on the heat sink, wherein one end of the optical module 330 has an optical interface, and the other end has an electrical interface, and the optical interface includes a transmitting-end optical interface 351 and a receiving-end optical interface 352. Wherein the PCB 340 is configured as a hard board, one end of the PCB 340 is fixed on the heat sink 320 and electrically connected to the laser 331, and the other end of the PCB 340 is configured as an electrical interface 343 of the optical module.

The optical system 360 of the optical module is disposed on the heat sink 320, the driver 335 of the laser 331 is encapsulated on the PCB 340, the laser 331 is encapsulated on the heat sink 320, and the PD chip of the light receiving end is also encapsulated on the heat sink 320. The optical system arrangement 360 comprises a transmit optical path comprising a wavelength division multiplexer and a receive optical path comprising a wavelength division multiplexer and a mirror. In this embodiment, the optical interface is fixedly disposed with respect to the housing 310, and the heat sink 320 is also fixedly disposed with respect to the housing 310, so that an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly of the optical module is disposed between the optical system 360 and the optical interface in order to absorb assembly tolerances between the optical interface and its corresponding transmitting and receiving ends. Specifically, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly includes a transition port 370 and at least one optical fiber connecting the transition port 370 and the optical port. The transfer port 370 is fixed on the heat sink 320, wherein the transfer port 370 includes an emission transfer port corresponding to the light emitting end and a receiving transfer port corresponding to the light receiving end. Thus, two optical fibers are also provided, a first optical fiber 371 connected between the transmitting-end optical interface 351 and the transmitting-end optical interface, and a second optical fiber 372 connected between the receiving-end optical interface 352 and the receiving-end optical interface. The optical path connection is carried out through the optical fiber, the structure is simple, and if an optical interface is arranged, the requirement can be met by only arranging one optical fiber, and the cost is low.

The embodiment also discloses an assembling method of the optical module, which comprises the following steps: packaging the optical system 360, the laser 331 and the PD chip of the light receiving end on the heat sink 320; securing the interface 370 to the heatsink 320; one end of the PCB 340 is fixed on the heat sink 320; securing the heat sink 320 within the housing 310; an optical fiber is connected between the switching port 370 and the optical interface, and the center of the optical path of the optical interface corresponds to the optical paths of the transmitting end and the receiving end through the optical fiber.

Referring to fig. 9 to 11, in a fourth embodiment of the present invention, the optical module 400 also includes a housing 410, a heat sink 420 disposed in the housing 410, a laser 431 disposed on the heat sink 420, and a PCB 440 partially disposed on the heat sink. One end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, and the other end is provided with an electrical interface. The optical interfaces include a transmitting-side optical interface 451 and a receiving-side optical interface 452. Wherein the PCB 440 is configured as a hard board, one end of the PCB 440 is fixed on the heat sink 420 and electrically connected to the laser 431, and the other end of the PCB 440 is configured as an electrical interface 443 of the optical module. The optical system 460 of the optical module is disposed on the heat sink 420, the laser 431 and the driver 435 of the laser 431 are both packaged on the heat sink 420, and the PD chip of the light receiving end is also packaged on the heat sink 420. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the driver 435 of the laser 431 is also disposed on the heat sink 420 and connected to the laser 431 through a gold wire, and the driver 435 is also located at the edge of the PCB 440 and is also connected to the PCB 440 through a gold wire. The arrangement of other components is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and will not be described here again.

Referring to fig. 12 to 15, in a fifth embodiment of the present invention, an optical module 500 includes a housing 510 and a PCB 540 disposed in the housing, wherein a receiving space is provided in the housing 510, and the PCB 540 is disposed in the receiving space. The PCB 540 may be clamped to the housing 510, and of course, screws may be used to fix the PCB 540 to the housing 510, or one end of the PCB may be fixed to the heat sink as in the previous embodiment, and then the PCB may be fixed to the housing by the heat sink, or other connection methods may be used. The PCB 540 may be entirely accommodated in the accommodating space or may be partially accommodated in the accommodating space. One end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, the other end is provided with an electrical interface, and one end of the PCB 540, which is far away from the optical interface, is configured as an electrical interface 543 of the optical module.

In addition, the optical module 500 also includes an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly coupled to the housing, which in this embodiment is configured as an adapter 570. The adapter 570 is provided separately from the housing 510, and the adapter 570 is at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space. The light module further comprises a light assembly 560 provided on the PCB board, the light assembly 560 having optical interfaces 551, 552 mated with an adapter 570, the gap S between the adapter 570 and the housing 10 being adjustable. The optical component 560 may be integrally formed on a PCB, or detachably disposed on the PCB, or integrally formed on a heat sink, that is, the optical system, the optical interface, and the circuit board are all fixed to each other with the heat sink. Wherein the optical component 560 is electrically connected to the PCB.

In this embodiment, the adapter 570 is separately disposed from the housing 510, and the gap 22 between the adapter 570 and the housing 510 is adjustable, so that the problem that the adapter 570 does not correspond to the center of the optical path of the optical module 560 due to the manufacturing tolerance of the adapter 570 and/or the housing 510 is avoided, and the manufacturing tolerance of the adapter 570 and/or the housing 510 is converted into the position tolerance of the adapter 570, so that the adapter 570 can move relative to the housing 510 according to the position of the optical module 560, and the optical module 560 and the adapter 570 of the optical module 500 are easy to be plugged and unplugged, and are convenient to assemble.

When the light assembly 560 is plugged into the adapter 570, the plugging between the light assembly 560 and the adapter 570 may be manually controlled. Of course, a positioning fixture may be additionally employed to position the light assembly 560 and adapter 570 together.

Further, the optical module 560 is configured to include a light receiving end, a light emitting end, and an optical system. Of course, the optical module 560 may be configured to include a transceiver chip that integrates optical reception and optical emission.

In this embodiment, the optical interfaces of the optical component 560 are two, wherein one interface is the optical transmitting interface 551 and the other interface is the optical receiving interface 552. Of course, both interfaces may also be provided as light emitting interfaces or light receiving interfaces.

The adapter 570 has an adjustment gap S between the end surfaces of the optical interfaces 551, 552 in the plug-in direction and the upper, lower, left and right sides of the housing 510. Thus, when the adapter 570 is assembled, the adapter 570 can be moved in a plurality of directions up and down and left and right, respectively, depending on the position of the light assembly 560.

In this embodiment, the adapter 570 is fixed to the housing 510 by dispensing. Of course, other fastening means may be used, such as a threaded fastening between the adapter 570 and the housing 510.

The embodiment also discloses an assembling method of the optical module, which comprises the following steps: assembling the optical assembly 560 and the PCB board to the housing 510; mating the adapter 570 with the optical interfaces 551, 552 of the light assembly 560; the adapter 570 is secured to the housing 510. When the adapter 570 is secured to the housing 510, the adapter 570 is preferably secured to the housing 510 by dispensing. Of course, other fastening means may be used, such as a threaded fastening between the adapter 570 and the housing 510. When screw-fastening is employed, a spacer (not shown) of a corresponding thickness may be placed in the gap S between the adapter 570 and the housing 510, as desired.

In other embodiments, the interface of the optical assembly is provided as one, and correspondingly, the mating interface of the adapter and the optical assembly is provided as one, i.e. the interface is provided as an integrated optical transceiver interface. Of course, the interface may be provided as only the light emitting interface, or as only the light receiving interface.

It should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is for clarity only, and that the skilled artisan should recognize that the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.

The above list of detailed descriptions is only specific to practical embodiments of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The optical module is characterized in that one end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, the other end of the optical module is provided with an electrical interface, the optical module comprises a shell, a heat sink, a light emitting end, a PCB board and an optical system, the heat sink is arranged in the shell, the optical system guides light emitted by the light emitting end to the optical interface, the PCB board is partially arranged on the heat sink, the light emitting end is packaged on the heat sink, the light emitting end is electrically connected with the PCB board, and the optical system, the light emitting end and the PCB board are sequentially arranged in the connecting direction of the optical interface and the electrical interface.

2. The optical module of claim 1, wherein one end of the PCB board is configured as the electrical interface.

3. The optical module of claim 1, wherein the light emitting end is disposed at an end face of the PCB that is remote from the electrical interface.

4. A light module as recited in claim 3, wherein the light emitting end comprises a laser, and wherein one end of the PCB is electrically connected to the laser by a gold wire.

5. The light module of claim 1 wherein there is no overlap area between the perpendicular projection of the optical system onto the housing and the perpendicular projection of the PCB onto the housing.

6. The light module of claim 1 wherein the optical system is disposed on the heat sink.

7. The optical module of claim 6, wherein the heat sink comprises a first heat sink and a second heat sink, the optical system is disposed on the first heat sink, one end of the PCB board is fixed on the second heat sink, and the light emitting end is packaged on the second heat sink.

8. The light module of claim 1 wherein the heat sink is formed as an integral structure with the housing.

9. The light module of claim 1 wherein the driver of the light emitting end is packaged on a PCB board, the light emitting end being on the same side of the PCB board as the driver.

10. The light module of claim 9 wherein the light emitting end comprises a laser, the laser being packaged on the heat sink.

11. The optical module of claim 1, wherein the optical module includes an optical receiving end for converting a received optical signal into an electrical signal, the optical interface includes an emitting end optical interface and a receiving end optical interface, light emitted from the emitting end is guided to the emitting end optical interface through the optical system, and an optical signal received by the receiving end optical interface is guided to the optical receiving end through the optical system.

12. The optical module of claim 1, further comprising an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly that directs light from the light emitting end through the optical system to a central location of the optical interface or to an external connector connected to the optical module or to the optical system.

13. The optical module of claim 12, wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly comprises an optical element disposed between the optical system and the optical interface or between the optical system and the light emitting end, the optical element configured to effect optical path interfacing between the optical system and the optical interface or between the optical system and the light emitting end.

14. The optical module of claim 13, wherein the optical interface comprises a transmitting-side optical interface and a receiving-side optical interface; the optical element comprises a transmitting end optical element and a receiving end optical element, and the transmitting end optical element and the receiving end optical element adjust the optical path so that light entering the transmitting end optical interface is positioned at the center of the transmitting end optical interface.

15. The optical module according to claim 14, wherein the transmitting-side optical element and the receiving-side optical element include elements that are capable of transmitting light and changing a propagation direction of the light, such as lenses, plate glasses, and the like.

16. The optical module of claim 13 wherein the optical element comprises an optical fiber that enables optical path connection.

17. The light module of claim 1 wherein the PCB board is configured as a hard board.

18. The light module of claim 1 wherein the light emitting end comprises a laser and a spacer is disposed between the laser and the heat sink.

19. The light module of claim 1 wherein there is no solder flexible board between the light emitting end and the PCB.

20. The optical module is characterized in that one end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, the other end of the optical module is provided with an electrical interface, the optical module comprises a shell, a heat sink arranged in the shell, a plurality of lasers, a PCB (printed Circuit Board) and an optical system, the optical system guides light emitted by the lasers to the optical interface after the light is combined, the PCB is a hard board, the other end of the PCB is provided with the electrical interface, one end of the PCB is fixed on the heat sink, the heat sink extends out of one end of the PCB, and the lasers are electrically connected with the PCB; the laser is packaged on the heat sink.

21. The optical module of claim 20, wherein the laser is disposed adjacent an end of the PCB.

22. The light module of claim 20 wherein the other end of the PCB is proximate an edge of the housing.

23. The optical module of claim 20, wherein the optical system and the laser are both disposed on the heat sink.

24. The optical module of claim 23 wherein the laser is packaged on the heat sink, there being no overlap of the laser with the projection of the PCB onto the heat sink surface.

25. The optical module of claim 23 wherein the heat sink has an area greater than a sum of the optical system and the laser area.

26. The optical module of claim 23, wherein the heat sink comprises a first heat sink and a second heat sink, the optical system is disposed on the first heat sink, one end of the PCB is secured to the second heat sink, and the laser is packaged on the second heat sink.

27. The optical module of claim 23 further comprising an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly that directs light from the laser through the optical system to the optical interface or to an external connector connected to the optical module or directs light from the laser to the optical system.

28. The light module of claim 27 wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is at least partially disposed on the heat sink.

29. The optical module of claim 28 wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly includes an optical element for interfacing an optical path between the optical system and the laser, wherein at least a portion of the optical element is disposed on the heat sink.

30. The light module of claim 27 wherein there is no overlap area between a perpendicular projection of the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly on the housing and a perpendicular projection of the PCB on the housing.

31. The optical module of claim 27, wherein the heat sink comprises a first heat sink and a second heat sink, the optical system is disposed on the first heat sink, one end of the PCB is secured to the second heat sink, and the laser is packaged on the second heat sink.

32. The optical module of claim 31 wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly includes at least one launch end optical fiber through which light from a laser is directed to the optical system.

33. The optical module of claim 32, wherein the first heat sink and the second heat sink are each provided with an optical fiber fixing element, and the transmitting-end optical fiber is fixed by the optical fiber fixing element.

34. The optical module of claim 32 wherein the optical system comprises a wavelength division multiplexer secured to the heat sink, the wavelength division multiplexer directing light from the laser to the optical interface through the launch-end optical fiber.

35. The optical module of claim 20 further comprising a driver connected to the laser by gold wires.

36. The optical module of claim 20 wherein a spacer is disposed between the laser and the heat sink.

37. The optical module of claim 20, wherein there is no solder flexible board between the laser and the PCB.

38. The optical module is characterized by comprising a shell, a heat sink arranged in the shell, a light emitting end, a PCB board and a plurality of lasers arranged on the heat sink; one end of the optical module is provided with an optical interface, the other end of the optical module is provided with an electrical interface, the PCB is a hard board, the PCB is partially arranged on the heat sink, one end of the PCB is fixed on the heat sink, the plurality of lasers are positioned at the end part of the PCB, which is connected with the heat sink, the lasers are electrically connected with the PCB, the optical interface is fixedly arranged relative to the shell, and the heat sink is fixedly arranged relative to the shell; the optical module further includes an assembly tolerance absorbing assembly that directs light from the laser through the optical system to a central location of the optical interface or into an external connector connected to the optical module.

39. The light module of claim 38 wherein the light module comprises an optical system that directs light emitted by the light emitting end to the optical interface, the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly being disposed between the optical system and the optical interface or the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly being disposed between the optical system and the light emitting end.

40. The optical module of claim 39 wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is an optical fiber for optical path connection.

41. The light module of claim 40 wherein the light emitting end comprises a laser and a spacer disposed between the laser and the heat sink.

42. The optical module of claim 41 wherein the optical system comprises a wavelength division multiplexer that directs the optical combination emitted by the laser back to the optical interface.

43. An optical module as recited in claim 42, wherein the optical module includes an optical receiving end, the optical interface includes an emitting end optical interface and a receiving end optical interface, the light emitted by the laser is directed to the emitting end optical interface via the optical system, and the optical signal received by the receiving end optical interface is directed to the optical receiving end via the optical system.

44. The optical module of claim 39 wherein the optical module includes a transmitting side optical element and a receiving side optical element, the optical interface including a transmitting side optical interface and a receiving side optical interface, the optical path being adjusted by the transmitting side optical element and the receiving side optical element such that light passing through the transmitting side optical interface and the receiving side optical interface is centered in the transmitting side optical interface.

45. The optical module of claim 43, wherein the optical system is disposed on a first heatsink, the light-receiving end includes a PD chip, the laser and the PD chip of the light-receiving end are both packaged on a second heatsink, and a driver of the laser is packaged on a PCB; the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly is disposed between the optical system and the PD chip of the laser/light receiving end.

46. An optical module as recited in claim 42, wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly comprises at least one transmitting side optical fiber and at least one receiving side optical fiber, the optical fibers being optically coupled to each other to direct light from the laser to the optical system or to direct light received by the optical system to the light receiving side; the transmitting end optical fiber is fixed on the heat sink.

47. The optical module of claim 42, wherein the optical interface comprises a transmit side optical interface and a receive side optical interface; the optical system comprises a transmitting optical path and a receiving optical path, the transmitting optical path comprises a wavelength division multiplexer, the receiving optical path comprises the wavelength division multiplexer and a reflecting mirror, and an optical signal sent by the laser can be conducted to an optical interface of the transmitting end through the guiding function of the lens component and the wavelength division multiplexer.

48. The optical module of claim 47 wherein the assembly tolerance absorbing assembly includes a transition port and at least one optical fiber optically connecting the transition port and the optical interface, the transition port being secured to the heat sink and positioned between the optical system and the optical interface, the optical fiber directing light emitted by the optical system to the optical interface.

49. The optical module of claim 48, wherein the adapter comprises a transmit adapter corresponding to the light emitting end and a receive adapter corresponding to the light receiving end; the optical fiber comprises a first optical fiber connected between the transmitting end optical interface and the transmitting conversion interface, and a second optical fiber connected between the receiving end optical interface and the receiving conversion interface.

50. The optical module of claim 38, wherein the light emitting end is electrically connected to the PCB board by a gold wire.

51. The light module of claim 38 wherein there is no overlap between the perpendicular projection of the light emitting end onto the housing and the perpendicular projection of the PCB onto the housing.

52. The light module of claim 38 wherein the heat sink is formed as a unitary structure with the housing.

53. The optical module of claim 38, wherein an end of the PCB opposite the electrical interface is secured to the heat sink.

54. The light module of claim 38 wherein there is no overlap area between the light emitting end and a projection of the PCB onto the housing perpendicular to the surface of the PCB.

55. The light module of claim 38 wherein there is no solder flexible sheet between the light emitting end and the PCB.