CN214895918U - Optical transceiver module and optical fiber cable module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an optics transceiver module and fiber optic cable module. The optical transceiver module comprises a substrate, a light receiving component and a plurality of light emitting components. The light emitting assembly comprises a plurality of first light emitting assemblies and a plurality of second light emitting assemblies which are arranged in the short axis direction of the substrate. Wherein, the first light emitting component and the second light emitting component are arranged in a staggered manner. The utility model discloses can improve optical module's high bandwidth signal transmission.

Description

Optical transceiver module and optical fiber cable module

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an optical fiber communication technical field, in particular to optical transceiver module and optical fiber cable module of using thereof.

Background

In the application of optical fiber communication technology, it is necessary to convert an electrical signal into an optical signal through an optical transmission component (such as a laser), and then couple the optical signal into an optical fiber conducting the optical signal.

Currently, the demand for computing devices continues to rise, and even the demand for computing devices to achieve higher performance is increasing. However, conventional electrical I/O (input/output) signaling is not expected to keep pace with the need for increased performance, particularly with the expectation of future high performance computations. Today, I/O signals are electrically routed from processor to processor and out to peripheral devices via circuit boards. Electrical signals must pass through solder joints, cables, and other electrical conductors. Thus, the electrical I/O signal rate is limited by the electrical characteristics of the electrical connector.

Conventional telecommunication transmission systems are gradually being replaced by optical fiber transmission systems. Since the optical fiber transmission system has advantages of high speed transmission, long transmission distance, and no electromagnetic wave interference, the optical fiber transmission system is not limited by bandwidth, and therefore, the electronic industry is currently developing in the direction of optical fiber transmission.

However, in recent years, further miniaturization of optical modules such as optical transceivers is required, and therefore, it is necessary to optimize the structure of an optical fiber transmission system.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an optical transceiver module, comprising:

a substrate; at least one light receiving component connected to the substrate; and a plurality of light emitting elements connected to the substrate, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements include a plurality of first light emitting elements arranged in a short axis direction of the substrate; a plurality of second light emitting elements arranged in a short axis direction of the substrate, the first and second light emitting elements being arranged in a first direction perpendicular to a plane of the substrate; the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly are arranged in a staggered mode in the first direction or the short axis direction of the substrate.

The present application further provides a fiber optic cable module including the optical transceiver module.

Advantageous effects

The beneficial effect of the application is that the application is provided with the optical transceiver module so as to realize the miniaturization of the volume of the optical transceiver module.

The application provides a light emitting component, an optical transceiver module and application thereof, which can allow more optical paths to be arranged in the optical transceiver module so as to realize signal transmission with higher bandwidth.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a system using the optical cable module of the present invention;

fig. 2 to 4 are schematic diagrams of an embodiment of an optical transceiver module according to the present invention;

fig. 5A to 9 are schematic views of different embodiments of the substrate of the present invention;

fig. 10 to 11 are schematic views of different embodiments of the light emitting module and the substrate according to the present invention;

fig. 12 and 13 are schematic views of the light emitting module of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an optical transceiver module according to the present invention;

fig. 14A and 14B are schematic views of a light emitting holder according to the present invention;

fig. 15 to 17 are schematic views of different embodiments of the substrate of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a schematic view of a light receiving element and a substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 19A and 19B are schematic views illustrating an embodiment of a light receiving fixture according to the present invention;

fig. 20 is a schematic view of a light receiving element and a substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 21 to 27 are schematic diagrams of different embodiments of the optical transceiver module of the present invention;

fig. 28 and 29 are schematic views of different embodiments of the light emitting module of the present invention;

fig. 30A and 30B are schematic diagrams illustrating a light-receiving chip according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 31A and 31B are schematic views of a light receiving module and a light receiving fixture according to the present invention;

fig. 32A to 45B are schematic diagrams of different embodiments of the light emitting module and the light receiving module according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings for illustrating the specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In the present invention, directional terms such as "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "inside", "outside", "side", etc. refer to directions of the attached drawings only. Accordingly, the directional terms used are used for describing and understanding the present invention, and are not used for limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides an optical cable module 100, and fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a process for using the optical cable module 100, where the optical cable module 100 includes an optical transceiver module 110, an optical fiber cable 130 and an electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may be any of a number of computing or display devices including, but not limited to, a data center, a desktop or laptop computer, a notebook computer, an ultra-thin notebook, a tablet computer, a notebook, or other computing device.

As shown in fig. 1, the optical fiber cable 130 is connected to the optical transceiver module 110 for transmitting optical signals. The fiber optic cable 130 may include at least one or more optical fiber cores for allowing optical signals to be transmitted within the optical fiber cores.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 101 may include a processor 103, which may represent any type of processing element for processing electrical and/or optical I/O signals. It will be appreciated that the processor 103 may be a single processing device, or a plurality of separate devices. The processor 103 may include or be a microprocessor, a programmable logic device or array, a microcontroller, a signal processor, or some combination.

Referring to fig. 1, the matching port 102 of the electronic device 101 can be used as an interface to connect to the optical transceiver module 110. The optical transceiver module 110 may allow another peripheral device 105 to be interconnected with the electronic device 101. The optical transceiver module 110 of the present embodiment can support communication via an optical interface. In various embodiments, the optical transceiver module 110 may also support communication over an electrical interface.

Referring to fig. 1, the optical transceiver module 110 can be used to correspondingly mate with the matching port 102 of the electronic device 101. In this embodiment, mating a connector plug with another may be used to provide a mechanical connection. Mating a connector plug with another typically also provides a communication connection. The mating port 102 may include a housing 104 that may provide the mechanical connection mechanism. The mating port 102 may include one or more optical interface components. Path 106 may represent one or more components that may include processing and/or termination components for passing optical signals (or optical and electrical signals) between the processor 103 and the matching port 102. Transmitting signals may include generating and converting to optical signals, or receiving and converting to electrical signals.

Please refer to fig. 2-4, which are schematic diagrams illustrating an embodiment of an optical transceiver module according to the present invention. The optical transceiver module 110 of the present embodiment may include a substrate 111, a processor 112, a light emitting element 113, a light receiving element 114, a connector 115, a housing 116, a connecting plate 117, and a light emitting holder 118. The substrate 111 may have a first surface 111a and a second surface 111b opposite to each other, and the substrate 111 may be a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) or a ceramic substrate, for example, and may include pins or connection balls for interfacing to an external device, for example. The processor 112 is connected to the substrate 111, and the processor 112 may be any type of processor die or optical IC, and is not limited to any particular processor type. The light emitting device 113 and the light receiving device 114 are connected to the processor 112 on the substrate 111 for emitting and receiving light signals, respectively. The optical transmitter module 113 and the optical receiver module 114 may include a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit for transmitting electrical signals, and more particularly, for processing timing or other protocol aspects of the electrical signals corresponding to the optical signals. The housing 116 may have an inner space for accommodating the substrate 111, the processor 112, the light emitting element 113, the light receiving element 114, the connector 115, the connecting plate 117 and the light emitting holder 118. The connection board 117 is connected between the substrate 111 and the light emitting module 113, and the light emitting holder 118 is used to position and fix the light emitting module 113 so as to maintain the performance loss and reliability of the connection between the optical fiber channel and the light receiving/transmitting module.

Referring to fig. 4 to 9, the substrate 111 is disposed in the housing 116, the substrate 111 may include at least one protrusion 111c and at least one recess 111d, the protrusion 111c protrudes from the substrate 111, and the recess 111d is formed on at least one side of the protrusion 111 c. Wherein, the light emitting component 113 can be accommodated in the concave portion 111 d. That is, the light emitting element 113 may be disposed on at least one side of the protrusion 111 c. It is noted that a circuit or an IC chip may also be formed on the surface of the protrusion 111c of the substrate 111 to increase the area of the circuit.

In various embodiments, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the substrate 111 may have one or more convex shapes, and in this case, the plurality of concave portions 111d may be respectively located at opposite sides of the convex portion 111 c. As shown in fig. 7, the plurality of concave portions 111d may have different lengths or depths. Thus, different sizes of the light emitting elements 113 can be accommodated as required. Furthermore, the convex shape of the substrate 111 can isolate different circuits (e.g. flexible circuit boards connected to the light emitting device 113) to avoid the mutual interference caused by the spatial overlapping.

In various embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the substrate 111 may have at least one L-shape, and at least one concave portion 111d may be located on at least one side of the convex portion 111 c. As shown in fig. 9, the substrate 111 may have at least one step shape, and at this time, a plurality of concave portions 111d may be located at least one side of the convex portion 111 c.

In addition, in some embodiments, the first surface 111a and the second surface 111b of the substrate 111 can be provided with different circuits for providing different functional circuits, chips or components.

As shown in FIG. 4, one or more light emitting assemblies 113 may be connected through the connection plate 117 are connected to the substrate 111, and a plurality of light emitting elements 113 can be arranged in a staggered manner. Each light emitting assembly 113 includes a light emitter 113a, a sealed housing 113b, and a barrel 113c, and the light emitter 113a is completely sealed within one or more sealed housings 113 b. The light emitting device 113 is sealed TO meet the hermetic sealing requirement of the TO (Transmitter Optical Sub-Assembly) type package for industrial use. For example, the sealing degree of each of the plurality of light emitting elements 113 may be 1 × 10^-12～5x10^-7(atm*cc/sec)。

In various embodiments, the optical transmitter 113a may be any type of laser chip suitable for generating an optical signal (e.g., edge-emitting laser device, FP/DFB/EML laser, or vertical cavity surface emitting laser, VCSEL).

In various embodiments, the light emitter 113a may be directly sealed in the sealed housing 113b without an exposed gap, so as to ensure the sealing performance of the light emitting assembly 113. In some embodiments, the sealed housing 113b is, for example, a cylindrical housing. The cylindrical member 113c is provided on one side of the seal case 113 b. The barrel 113c may be provided with a light coupling lens (not shown), such as a convex lens or a spherical lens, inside for coupling the optical signal emitted from the optical transmitter 113a to an external optical fiber via the barrel 113 c. Therefore, the light emitting direction of each light receiving element is directed from the light emitter 113a in the hermetic case 113b toward the cylindrical member 113 c.

In various embodiments, the diameter or width of the seal type housing 113b is greater than the diameter or width of the cylinder 113 c. Thus, the front and back staggered arrangement of the light emitting elements 113 allows the light emitting elements 113 to be arranged more closely to reduce the space for arranging the light emitting elements 113, so that more light emitting elements 113 can be arranged and packaged in a small optical transceiver module 110, thereby realizing the miniaturization of the optical transceiver module.

As shown in fig. 10, in different embodiments, the plurality of light emitting elements 113 may be respectively located at the upper and lower sides of the substrate 111 and staggered, thereby realizing the staggered arrangement of the plurality of light emitting elements 113 at the upper and lower sides of the substrate 111. As shown in fig. 11, in different embodiments, the light emitting elements 113 may be respectively located on the same side of the substrate 111 and staggered, thereby realizing the staggered arrangement of the light emitting elements 113 on the same side of the substrate 111. As shown in fig. 12, in different embodiments, more than two (e.g., three or more) light emitting elements 113 may be staggered with respect to each other, so as to realize the staggered arrangement of more light emitting elements 113. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 and 10, an inclination angle may be formed between the light emitting device 113 and the substrate 111, that is, an inclination angle may be formed between the light emitting direction of the light emitting device 113 and the substrate 111, and the inclination angle between the light emitting device 113 and the substrate 111 may be smaller than 90 degrees, for example, 30 degrees, 60 degrees or 45 degrees.

Referring to fig. 13, in various embodiments, each light emitting assembly 113 may further include a temperature control unit 119, and the temperature control unit 119 may be disposed in the sealed housing 113 b. In some embodiments, the temperature control unit 119 may include a thermistor 119a and a cooler 119b, the thermistor 119a is fixed on the base of the light emitter 113a, the cooler 119b may be, for example, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) or a semiconductor cooler (TEC), and may be, for example, fixed within the sealed housing 113b and adjacent to the light emitter 113a, and the thermistor 119a is electrically connected to the cooler 119 b. In the present embodiment, the resistance of the thermistor 119a is changed according to the temperature of the light emitter 113a, so that the temperature of the light emitter 113a can be detected by the thermistor 119 a. Then, by controlling the current flowing direction of the refrigerator 119b, the temperature of the optical emitter 113a can be cooled, so as to control the optical emitter 113a to operate in a reasonable temperature range (e.g., 40-50 degrees), thereby reducing the wavelength shift of the optical emitter 113a caused by temperature change. Furthermore, since the overall thermal load of the light emitting device 113 can be greatly reduced, the power consumption of the light emitting device 113 can be reduced. For example, the power consumption of a single light emitting element 113 can be reduced to 0.1-0.2W, and the power consumption of four light emitting elements 113 can be reduced to 0.4-0.8W. In this embodiment, the thermistor 119a and the refrigerator 119b may be fixed on the base of the light emitter 113a by, for example, a thermal conductive adhesive.

However, in some embodiments, the plurality of light emitting elements 113 may also be controlled in temperature by a single temperature control unit 119.

As shown in fig. 3, the connector 115 may provide a reorienting mechanism to change the light between the optical transceiver module 110 and some object external (e.g., another device) across an optical fiber (not shown).

As shown in fig. 3, the outer casing 116 is used for protecting and assembling the substrate 111, the processor 112, the light emitting devices 113, the light receiving devices 114 and the connecting board 117. The housing 116 may include an upper housing 116a and a lower housing 116b, and the upper housing 116a and the lower housing 116b may be combined into a whole and may form an inner space to accommodate the substrate 111, the processor 112, the plurality of light emitting elements 113, the light receiving elements 114, and the connection plate 117. In some embodiments, the housing 116 may be made of metal, for example, to have a function of not only electrically shielding the circuit enclosed therein, but also effectively dissipating heat generated by the electronic circuit to the outside of the housing 116.

As shown in fig. 4, the connecting plate 117 is connected between the substrate 111 and the light emitting device 113 for fixing the light emitting device 113 and allowing the light emitting device 113 to be electrically connected to the substrate 111. That is, the substrate 111 and the light emitting element 113 may transmit signals to each other through the connection plate 117. Specifically, the connection board 117 may be, for example, a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) or a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) for transmitting signals between the substrate 111 and the light emitting element 113.

Also, as shown in fig. 4, the light emitting element 113 may be allowed to be disposed in the recess 111d of the substrate 111 by the connection plate 117. Specifically, the connection plate 117 may be disposed in the recess 111d of the substrate 111 and connected to the substrate 111. And the light emitting assembly 113 may be disposed on the connection plate 117 and connected to the connection plate 117. Therefore, the light emitting element 113 is disposed in the recess 111d of the substrate 111 through the connection plate 117 and electrically connected to the substrate 111.

As shown in fig. 4, the connection plate 117 may include a first connection plate 117a and a second connection plate 117 b. In some embodiments, one end of the first connection plate 117a may be connected to the first surface 111a of the substrate 111, and one end of the second connection plate 117b may be connected to the second surface 111b of the substrate 111. Therefore, the light emitting elements 113 can be electrically connected to the circuits on the two opposite side surfaces of the substrate 111 through the first connecting plate 117a and the second connecting plate 117b, and can be arranged in a staggered manner in the vertical direction, so that the light emitting elements 113 can be arranged and packaged in a smaller optical transceiver module 110, thereby realizing miniaturization of the optical transceiver module. However, in some embodiments, the first connecting plate 117a and the second connecting plate 117b may also be connected to the same side surface (the first surface 111a or the second surface 111b) of the substrate 111.

As shown in fig. 4, the first connection plate 117a and the second connection plate 117b may have different lengths. Specifically, in some embodiments, the length of the second connection plate 117b may be greater than the length of the first connection plate 117 a. In addition, one end of the connection board 117 may have a bending structure and is connected to the light emitting device 113, and the bending structure (not shown) may be bent corresponding to the inclination angle, position or other arrangement of the light emitting device 113 to correspond to the arrangement configuration of the light emitting device 113. Furthermore, when the IC on the substrate 111 of the optical transceiver module 110 performs high-speed operation, large power consumption and heat are generated. At this time, the substrate 111 and the light emitting element 113 can be properly separated by the connecting plate 117, so as to prevent heat from directly transmitting to the light emitting element 113, thereby effectively reducing power consumption of the temperature control unit 119 and overall power consumption of the optical transceiver module 110.

As shown in fig. 14, in various embodiments, the position and arrangement of the light emitting components 113 in the optical transceiver module 110 can be fixed by the light emitting holder 118. Specifically, the light emitting holder 118 may be disposed on the housing 116 or the substrate 111 of the optical transceiver module 110 to hold the light emitting assembly 113. In some embodiments, the light emitting fixture 118 may be integrally formed on the housing 116, for example. In some embodiments, the light emitting holder 118 may include a first light emitting holder 118a and a second light emitting holder 118b for holding the plurality of light emitting elements 113 and allowing the light emitting elements 113 to be staggered. As shown in fig. 3, the first light emitting holder 118a may be disposed on the upper case 116a, for example, and the second light emitting holder 118b may be disposed on the lower case 116b, for example. Furthermore, the light emitting fixer 118 may include at least one fixing groove 118c, and the shape of the fixing groove 118c is corresponding to the shape of the light emitting device 113 (e.g. the shape of the sealed housing 113 or the cylindrical member 113 c) for receiving and engaging the light emitting device 113 to fix the light emitting device 113. Furthermore, the groove shape of the fixing groove 118c may also be formed corresponding to the inclination angle of the light emitting element 113, so that the light emitting element 113 is obliquely fixed.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 14A and 14B, the fixing grooves 118c of the light emitting fixtures 118 (e.g., the first light emitting fixture 118a and the second light emitting fixture 118B) may have an inclination angle, and the inclination angle of the fixing grooves 118c may be the same as that of the light emitting element 113 to fix the inclination angle of the light emitting element 113.

As shown in fig. 15, in some embodiments, the recess 111d of the substrate 111 may be a hollowed-out cavity formed on the substrate 111. As shown in fig. 16 and 17, the substrate 111 may have an I-shaped or F-shaped structure, since the plurality of recesses 111d are formed in the substrate 111. Therefore, a plurality of light emitting elements 113 can be accommodated on the substrate 111 through the plurality of recesses 111d on the substrate 111.

In various embodiments, the light receiving element 114 and the substrate may have a tilt angle therebetween, and the tilt angle therebetween may be smaller than 90 degrees, for example, between 0 degree and 90 degrees, such as 1 degree, 5 degrees, 30 degrees, 60 degrees, or 45 degrees.

As shown in fig. 18, in some embodiments, the light receiving assembly may be, for example, a barrel type light receiving assembly 114a, and may also be, for example, a cartridge-on-card type (TO-CAN) light receiving assembly. The sealing degree of the barrel type light receiving element 114a is such that it meets the hermetic sealing requirements of the industrial use type package. For example, the sealing degree of each of the plurality of cylindrical light receiving elements 114a may be 1 × 10-12-5 × 10-7(atm × cc/sec). In one embodiment, more specifically, the sealing degree of each of the plurality of barrel-type light-receiving elements 114a may be 1x10-9 to 5x10-8(atm cc/sec).

As shown in fig. 18, a plurality of barrel type light receiving modules 114a may be assembled by a light receiving holder 120. The light receiving holder 120 is used to assemble the plurality of barrel-type light receiving elements 114a into a single body, wherein the plurality of barrel-type light receiving elements 114a are fixed in the light receiving holder 120. The plurality of cylindrical light receiving elements 114a may be connected to the circuit on the substrate 111 through the connection plate 121. The connecting board 121 may be, for example, a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) or a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) for transmitting signals between the substrate 111 and the cylindrical light receiving element 114 a. Specifically, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 18, the plurality of barrel-shaped light receiving elements 114a can be respectively connected to a first connection Pad (Pad)122a and a second connection Pad 122b on the substrate 111 through a connection board 121, wherein the first connection Pad 122a and the second connection Pad 122b can be attached and fixed on the substrate 111 by surface attachment and are electrically connected to a circuit (not shown) on the substrate 111.

As shown in fig. 19A and 19B, the light receiving fixture 120 may be provided with a plurality of fixing through holes 120a, and the number of the fixing through holes 120a may correspond to the number of the plurality of barrel-type light receiving elements 114a, so as to allow the barrel-type light receiving elements 114a to be inserted into the fixing through holes 120a, thereby fixing the plurality of barrel-type light receiving elements 114a in the light receiving fixture 120. The inner diameter or dimension of each of the fixing through holes 120a corresponds to the outer dimension of the barrel-shaped light-receiving element 114a, so as to tightly fit and fix the barrel-shaped light-receiving element 114a in the light-receiving holder 120. Specifically, for example, the barrel-type light receiving element 114a may have a first width and a second width (as shown in fig. 19) with different sizes, and the fixing through hole 120a also has a first inner aperture and a second inner aperture with different sizes, so as to correspond to the first width and the second width of the barrel-type light receiving element 114 a.

As shown in fig. 20, in an embodiment, the light receiving holder 120 may be fixed on the substrate 111 for fixing the plurality of barrel-type light receiving elements 114a on the substrate 111. However, in some embodiments, the light receiving fixture 120 may not be fixed on the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 18).

It is noted that the light emitting element 113 and the light receiving element 114 may be arranged, combined, and/or configured differently in different embodiments. For example, in some embodiments, the light emitting element 113 and the light receiving element 114 may be disposed on the same side of the substrate 111. However, in some embodiments, the light emitting device 113 and the light receiving device 114 may be disposed on different sides of the substrate 111.

In some embodiments, the one or more light receiving elements 114 may be disposed on the substrate 111, and the one or more light emitting elements 113 may be obliquely disposed on one side of the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 21) or the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 22).

Also, in some embodiments, the one or more light receiving elements 113 may be disposed on the substrate 111, and the one or more light receiving elements 114 may be obliquely disposed on one side of the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 23) or the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 24).

However, in some embodiments, the light emitting device 113 and the light receiving device 114 may be disposed on one side (not shown) of the substrate 111 or on the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 25) in an inclined manner.

It should be noted that, when one or more light receiving elements 114 can be disposed on one side of the substrate 111 (as shown in fig. 18), the light emitting element 113 can be disposed on the substrate 111 in parallel or obliquely (as shown in fig. 26 and 27).

Referring to fig. 28, in different embodiments, each light emitting assembly 113 may further include a damping unit 113d, pillars 113e, 113f and a base 113g, the light emitter 113a and the pillars 113e, 113f may be disposed in the sealed housing 113b, the light emitter 113a may be disposed on the pillar 113e, the damping unit 113d may be disposed between the sealed housing 113b and the pillars 113e, 113f, and the pillars 113e, 113f are disposed on the base 113 g.

As shown in fig. 28, the sealed housing 113b and the base 113g form a sealed space for accommodating the light emitter 113a and the pillars 113e and 113 f. The posts 113e, 113f extend from the base 113g to support circuit boards (submounts) 113h, 113i inside the light emitting assembly 113. The pillars 113e and 113f may include a first pillar 113e and a second pillar 113f, and the second pillar 113f may be disposed at one side of the first pillar 113e and adjacent to the sealed housing 113 b. The first support 113e is used to support the first circuit board 113h, the light emitter 113a is electrically connected to the first circuit board 113h, the second support 113f is used to support the second circuit board 113i, and the second circuit board 113i is used to electrically connect to external signal lines (not labeled). The circuit boards 113h, 113 may be provided with circuits, and the circuit boards 113h, 113 may be made of a good thermal conductive material (e.g., ceramic, metallic copper) to improve heat dissipation efficiency.

In various embodiments, the pillars 113e and 113f may be integrally formed on the base 113g, i.e., the pillars 113e and 113f and the base 113g may be made of the same material, such as a metal with good thermal conductivity. In some embodiments, the pillars 113e, 113f may be rectangular columns, but are not limited thereto, and in some embodiments, the pillars 113e, 113f may be cylinders, semi-circular columns, cones, or other three-dimensional shapes.

In various embodiments, the damping unit 113d is disposed between the pillars 113e and 113f and the sealed housing 113b, and is used for absorbing electromagnetic energy inside the optical transmitting assembly 113 to destroy a high-frequency resonance mode in the optical transmitting assembly 113, thereby improving a resonance phenomenon occurring when transmitting a high-frequency signal, and further improving signal distortion, thereby allowing transmission of a higher-frequency signal, such as a signal for 25Gbps to 50Gbps NRZ, 25Gbps to 100Gbps PAM4, or a higher-frequency signal.

In various embodiments, the damping unit 113d may be one or more units formed of a predetermined damping material in a sheet, a thin film, a thick film, a block, a strip, a powder, or any shape to absorb electromagnetic energy inside the light emitting assembly 113 and reduce a high frequency resonance phenomenon inside the light emitting assembly 113. The resistance of the damping unit 113d may be between 1 ohm (Ω) and 500 ohm, and may be between 5 ohm (Ω) and 100 ohm, for example.

In some embodiments, the damping unit 113d may be, for example, a resistive unit formed of one or more materials to improve a high frequency resonance phenomenon within the light emitting assembly 113. The material of the damping unit 113d may include, for example, pure metal, metal alloy, metal compound, metal oxide, metal mixed material (e.g., a combination of ceramic and metal), semiconductor, or other material.

In some embodiments, the damping unit 113d may include a thin film layer formed of an insulating material (e.g., ceramic) or a composite material, and a metal layer (not shown) formed on both sides of the thin film layer, for example, formed of titanium, platinum, gold, other metals, or any alloy.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the damping unit 113d may be less than 1mm, for example, 0.01mm to 0.4 mm.

In some embodiments, the damping unit 113d may be, for example, formed on the side of the pillars 113e, 113f closest to the hermetic case 113 b. For example, in one embodiment, the damping unit 113d may be formed on a side surface of the second pillar 113f and adjacent to the hermetic shell 113b to improve a high frequency resonance phenomenon in the light emitting assembly 113. However, the damping unit 113d can be formed at other positions of the pillars 113e and 113f to improve the high frequency resonance phenomenon in the light emitting element 113. For example, in another embodiment, the damping unit 113d may be formed on the side surface of the first pillar 113e between the pillar 113e and the hermetic case 113b to improve the high frequency resonance phenomenon in the light emitting module 113.

Referring to fig. 28, in various embodiments, each light emitting device 113 may further include a plurality of connecting wires 113j, and the connecting wires 113j may be formed of a conductive metal material and connected between the first support 113e and the second support 113f for improving the high frequency resonance phenomenon in the light emitting device 113.

Referring to fig. 29, in various embodiments, each light emitting element 113 may further include at least one optical lens 113L and an optical window 113 w. The optical lens 113L is disposed in the sealed housing 113b and optically improves, such as focusing, collimating, diverging, etc., the optical signal emitted by the optical transmitter 113a and located in the optical transmitter 113 a. In some embodiments, the optical lens 113L may be disposed on the pillar 113e and aligned with the light emitter 113 a. However, in different embodiments, the optical lens 113L and the light emitter 113a may be disposed on the same circuit board.

As shown in fig. 29, the optical window 113w is disposed on the sealed housing 113b, for example, at the front end of the sealed housing 113b, and is located at the optical lens 113L for allowing the improved optical signal of the optical lens 113L to be transmitted out of the sealed housing 113 b. In some embodiments, the optical window 113w may be a planar transparent plate to allow the improved optical signal of the optical lens 113L to be emitted out of the sealed housing 113 b. However, in different embodiments, the optical window 113w may further perform optical improvement on the optical signal after passing through the optical lens 113L, so as to further improve the optical path after passing through the optical lens 113L.

It should be noted that, since the optical lens 113L can be directly disposed in the sealed housing 113b and aligned with the light emitter 113a, the optical alignment between the optical lens 113L and the light emitter 113a can be controlled more accurately, so as to improve the accuracy of the optical path and further reduce the energy loss of the optical signal. In some embodiments, the material of the optical lens 113L may be different from the material of the optical window 113 w. Specifically, the material of the optical lens 113L may be, for example, various glass materials or new Silicon-based (Silicon-based micro-lens) materials, which are optically transparent media with small absorption rate for specific application wavelength (e.g., 1200 nm-1600 nm).

Referring to fig. 30A, in some embodiments, the light receiving element 114 may include one or more light receiving chips 114c, and the light receiving chips 114c may be strip-shaped chips, for example, and may be connected to the substrate 111. Each of the light receiving chips 114c may have a plurality of light receivers (PD)114p, the plurality of light receivers 114p are arranged along a direction, for example, along a long axis direction of the light receiving chip 114c, and the number of the plurality of optical fibers 131 connected to the light receiving chip 114c is less than the number of the plurality of light receivers 114p of the light receiving chip 114 c.

As shown in fig. 30A, specifically, for example, in one embodiment, for example, 2 light receiving chips 114c may be arranged (e.g., soldered) on the substrate 111. Each of the light receiving chips 114c may have 4 light receivers 114p, for example, and at this time, 2 optical fibers 131 may be connected to 2 of the light receivers 114p on the light receiving chip 114 c. With this configuration, the connection margin between the optical fiber 131 and the optical receiver 114p can be increased, and the connection accuracy between the optical fiber 131 and the optical receiver 114p can be increased, so as to increase the light coupling accuracy between the optical fiber 131 and the optical receiver 114 p. It should be noted that, however, in other embodiments, each of the light receiving chips 114c may be provided with more or less than 4 light receivers 114 p.

Referring to fig. 30B, in some embodiments, the light-receiving element 114 may include a sub-mount 114s, and the sub-mount 114s may be disposed on the substrate 111 for aligning the light-receiving chip 114 c. The alignment base 114s may have one or more alignment marks 114m, and the light-receiving chip 114c may be disposed on the alignment base 114s and aligned by the alignment marks 114m to improve alignment accuracy between the optical fiber 131 and the light-receiving chip 114c, thereby improving and increasing light coupling accuracy between the optical fiber 131 and the light-receiving chip 114 c.

Referring to fig. 31A and 31B, in some embodiments, the optical transceiver module 110 may further include a light receiving fixing member 114h for disposing the light receiving element 114 on the substrate 111, and a gap G (e.g., between 10 μm and 5 cm) may be formed between the light receiving fixing member 114h and the substrate 111 to allow more elements (e.g., ICs and/or passive elements) to be disposed in the gap G, so as to increase an element disposing space on the substrate 111. The light receiving fixing member 114h may include at least one supporting unit 114i, a fixing plane 114j, a positioning groove 114k and a positioning post 114L. The supporting unit 114i is formed at one side of the light receiving fixing member 114h, and is used for supporting the light receiving fixing member 114h on the substrate 111, and forming a gap G between the light receiving fixing member 114h and the substrate 111. The fixing plane 114j is formed on the opposite side of the light receiving fixing member 114h for the light receiving element 114 to be disposed. The positioning groove 114k is formed on the light receiving fixture 114h for positioning the light receiving element 114 and the optical fiber 131 on the light receiving fixture 114 h. In some embodiments, the fixing plane 114j may be formed in the positioning groove 114 k. The positioning post 114L may be formed on the supporting unit 114i for positioning the light receiving fixing member 114h on the substrate 111.

As shown in fig. 31A, the light receiving element 114 can be disposed on the fixing plane 114j of the light receiving fixing element 114h and electrically connected to the substrate 111 through the flexible circuit board 117 c. With the light receiving fixing member 114h, a gap G may be formed between the light receiving fixing member 114h and the substrate 111 to increase a device disposing space on the substrate 111. It is noted that in some embodiments, the light receiving fixing member 114h may form more fixing planes 114j to arrange more components.

As shown in fig. 31B, the light receiving fixing member 114h may include, for example, two supporting units 114i to form, for example, an inverted U-shape structure, but is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the light receiving fixing member 114h may include one or more supporting units 114i to support the light receiving element 114 on the substrate 111.

As shown in fig. 32A to 35, in some embodiments, the temperature control unit 119 in the light emitting assembly 113 may be disposed on the support post 113 e. The support 113e is disposed in a sealed space formed by the sealed housing 113b and the base 113g, and is extended from the base 113 g. The refrigerator 119b of the temperature control unit 119 may be disposed on one side surface on the pillar 113e, and the light emitter 113a may be disposed on the refrigerator 119 b. With this configuration, the heat of the optical emitter 113a can be greatly conducted to the refrigerator 119b, thereby reducing the total heat capacity of the chip end of the optical emitter 113a without adding an additional heat dissipation block, so that the refrigerator 119b can achieve a wide temperature control range with less driving current, and simultaneously improve the response time of thermal balance, and in particular achieve the effect of reducing the power consumption (power consumption). It is noted that, in various embodiments, the arrangement of the light emitter 113a on the refrigerator 119b may also be applied to a non-sealed type housing.

As shown in fig. 32A to 35, in particular, the largest surface of the circuit board 113h provided with the light emitter 113a may be directly attached to the largest surface of the refrigerator 119b, thereby allowing the heat of the light emitter 113a to be directly and largely conducted to the refrigerator 119 b. At this time, the maximum surface of the refrigerator 119b may be approximately perpendicular to the base 113g, and specifically, an angle between the maximum surface of the refrigerator 119b and the maximum inner surface of the base 113g may be 80 to 100 degrees. In addition, a thermistor 119a may be disposed on the circuit board 113h and electrically connected to the refrigerator 119b, and the temperature of the light emitter 113a may be detected by the thermistor 119 a.

It is noted that, in various embodiments, the pillars 113e may be formed of a material with good thermal conductivity and extend from the base 113g, so as to serve as heat sinks (heat sinks) for the light emitters 113 a.

As shown in fig. 32A to 35, in various embodiments, the light emitting element 113 further includes supporting blocks 113m, 113n, and the supporting blocks 113m, 113n can be used to shorten the length of the ground wire bonding of the circuit board 113 h. Specifically, the supporting blocks 113m, 113n may be disposed between the pillar 113e and the base 113g, or disposed on both sides of the circuit board 113h (as shown in fig. 35). In addition, the supporting blocks 113m, 113n are connected between the ground terminal of the circuit board 113h and the base 113g, so that the supporting blocks 113m, 113n made of conductive material can be electrically connected between the ground terminal of the circuit board 113h and the ground terminal of the base 113g, thereby shortening the wire bonding length inside the light emitting component 113 and achieving high-speed signal performance.

In some embodiments, one or more support blocks 113m may be integrally formed directly on the base 113g (as shown in fig. 32A and 32B). However, in some embodiments, one support block 113n (as shown in fig. 33A and 33B) or a plurality of support blocks 113n (as shown in fig. 34A and 34B) may be separated from the base 113 g.

As shown in fig. 35, in some embodiments, a plurality of supporting blocks 113m, 113n may be disposed on both sides of the circuit board 113h to support the circuit board 113h and shorten the length of the ground wire bonding of the circuit board 113 h.

As shown in fig. 32A to 34B, in different embodiments, the light receiver 114p may also be integrated into the light emitting assembly 113. Specifically, the base 113g may be provided with a base recess 113r for accommodating the circuit board 114m, and the optical receiver 114p may be fixed on the circuit board 114m, so that the optical receiver 114p may be disposed on the base 113 g. It should be noted that the optical receiver 114p and the optical transmitter 113a can be located on the same optical axis direction, so that the optical receiver 114p can obtain a larger backlight monitoring current value, which is beneficial TO the matching design of the TO and TRX circuit functions.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 32A to 34B, the base recess 113r of the base 113g may have an inclined angle (e.g., 5 degrees to 45 degrees) for adjusting according to the incident light angle of the light receiver 114p, so as to improve the light receiving efficiency of the light receiver 114 p.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 36, a plurality of support posts 113e, 113f may be disposed on the base 113g, the first support post 113e is used to support the first circuit board 113h and the refrigerator 119b, the light emitter 113a is electrically connected to the first circuit board 113h, the second support post 113f is used to support the second circuit board 113i, and the second circuit board 113i is used to electrically connect to external signal lines (not labeled).

Referring to fig. 37A and 37B, in some embodiments, the holder 118 may have a high thermal conductivity, and the holder 118 is used to hold the light emitting device 113, wherein the thermal conductivity of the holder 118 may be between 20 and 450, so as to quickly dissipate the heat generated by the light emitting device 113, so that the light emitting device 113 can transmit a higher speed signal. The holder 118 may be made of a material having good thermal conductivity, such as a metal or a ceramic material, to have high thermal conductivity.

In still other embodiments, the light receiving fixture 114h may also be made of a material with good thermal conductivity (e.g., a metal or ceramic material) to have high thermal conductivity. The heat conductivity of the light receiving fixture 114h may be between 20 and 450, so as to rapidly dissipate the heat generated by the light receiving element 114.

As shown in fig. 37A and 37B, the retainer 118 may be an integrally formed structure, so as to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the retainer 118. However, as shown in fig. 37C, in some embodiments, the holder 118 may be composed of a plurality of units to hold the light emitting assembly 113. In some embodiments, the retainer 118 may include a retaining hole 118e, a locating feature 118f, and an exposed recess 118 g. The fixing hole 118e is used to allow the light emitting element 113 to pass through, thereby fixing the light emitting element 113 on the holder 118. The positioning structure 118f is used to correspondingly position the holder 118 on the substrate 111, so as to position the light emitting element 113 on the substrate 111. The exposed recess 118g is formed at one side of the fixing hole 118e for exposing the front end (light emitting end) of the light emitting element 113 to improve heat dissipation efficiency.

Specifically, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 37A and 37B, the fixing hole 118e may have a plurality of different inner apertures to correspond to the external shape of the light emitting element 113, thereby allowing the light emitting element 113 to correspondingly pass through the fixing hole 118 e. In some embodiments, a plurality of fixing holes 118e may be arranged on the holder 118 up and down and left and right to fix the plurality of light emitting elements 113 on the holder 118. In some embodiments, a plurality of light emitting elements 113 may be alternately fixed to the holder 118 through the fixing holes 118 e.

As shown in fig. 37A and 37B, in some embodiments, the positioning structure 118f of the holder 118 is, for example, a positioning concave structure, so as to be correspondingly positioned on the substrate 111 in a snap-fit manner. In some embodiments, the substrate 111 may have an I-shaped or F-shaped structure, for example, and the positioning structure 118F of the holder 118 may be correspondingly engaged with the beam 111e between the two recesses 111d, and a portion of the holder 118 may be accommodated in the two recesses 111d to accommodate the plurality of light emitting elements 113.

However, in other embodiments, the positioning structure 118f of the holder 118 can be a positioning protrusion structure, for example, to be correspondingly engaged and positioned in the recess 111d of the substrate 111.

Referring to fig. 38, in some embodiments, the first connecting plate 117a and the second connecting plate 117b may also be connected to the same surface (e.g., the first surface 111a) of the substrate 111 for connecting between the substrate 111 and the light emitting elements 113. Specifically, the length of the second connection plate 117b may be greater than that of the first connection plate 117a, and thus, the first connection plate 117a may be connected to the light emitting element 113 closer to the substrate 111, and the second connection plate 117b may be connected to the light emitting element 113 farther from the substrate 111. Therefore, the light emitting elements 113 can be arranged in a staggered manner at the front and rear positions by the different lengths of the first connecting plate 117a and the second connecting plate 117b, so that the light emitting elements 113 can be arranged and packaged in a relatively small optical transceiver module 110, thereby realizing the miniaturization of the optical transceiver module. More specifically, the fixing hole 118e of the holder 118 may also be formed corresponding to the inclination angle of the light emitting element 113, so that the light emitting element 113 is obliquely fixed.

As shown in fig. 38, more specifically, in some embodiments, a portion of the second connecting plate 117b may be located at two sides of the plurality of light emitting elements 113, and a portion of the second connecting plate 117b may be approximately perpendicular to the largest surface (e.g., the first surface 111a) of the substrate 111 to connect to the plurality of light emitting elements 113, so as to achieve miniaturization of the optical transceiver module. Specifically, for example, the two second connection plates 117b may be respectively bent in a U-shape, so that portions of the second connection plates 117b may be positioned at both sides of the plurality of light emitting members 113. Furthermore, since part of the second connecting plate 117b can be located at two sides of the plurality of light emitting elements 113, the surface of part of the second connecting plate 117b can abut against the inner surface of the housing 116, so that at least part of the heat can be conducted from the second connecting plate 117b to the housing 116, and the heat dissipation efficiency can be improved.

Referring to fig. 38, in some embodiments, the light emitting element 113 may be connected to the first surface 111a of the substrate 111 through a connecting plate 117, the light receiving element 114 may be disposed on the second surface 111b of the substrate 111, and the light receiving element 114 may be disposed at one side of the second surface 111b to correspond to the positions of the optical element 132 and the optical fiber 131, so that the optical fiber 131 and the optical element 132 may be disposed at one side of the substrate 111 to achieve miniaturization of the optical transceiver module.

Referring to fig. 39, in some embodiments, the optical transceiver module 110 may include a plurality of light emitting modules 213, each light emitting module 213 may include a plurality of light emitting elements 113 and a holder 118, and the plurality of light emitting elements 113 may be fixed by the holder 118. By configuring the plurality of optical transmitter modules 213, more optical transmitter modules 113 can be disposed in the optical transceiver module 110, thereby allowing more optical paths in the optical transceiver module 110 to achieve higher bandwidth signal transmission. For example, the optical transceiver module 110 may include at least two light emitting modules 213, each light emitting module 213 may include at least 4 light emitting devices 113 and a holder 118, and each light emitting device 113 may be used to transmit signals with a bandwidth of, for example, 50G, 100G, 200G or higher, so that the optical transceiver module 110 may be used to transmit signals with a bandwidth of, for example, 400G, 800G, 1600G or higher.

Referring to fig. 39, in some embodiments, the substrate 111 may include a plurality of beams 111e, for example, 2 or more than 2, for allowing the positioning structures 118f of the retainers 118 to be correspondingly engaged, wherein the beams 111e are formed between two recesses 111 d. Therefore, the plurality of retainers 118 of the plurality of light emitting modules 213 can be fixed on the plurality of beams 111e of the substrate 111, thereby fixing more light emitting devices 113 in the optical transceiver module 110. In one embodiment, the light emitting modules 213 are disposed on the beams 111e on one side of the substrate 111. However, in another embodiment, the plurality of light emitting modules 213 may be disposed on two opposite sides or at any position of the substrate 111.

Referring to fig. 40, in some embodiments, the substrate 111 may include a first substrate 211a and a second substrate 211b for mounting circuits and components. The second substrate 211b may be disposed on the first substrate 211a, electrically connected to each other, and formed between the first substrate 211a and the second substrate 211b with a space therebetween. Specifically, the first substrate 211a and the second substrate 211b can be electrically connected to each other by a substrate support 211c and/or an electrically flexible board (not shown), wherein the substrate support 211c can be, for example, a metal conductive pillar (e.g., a copper pillar) for supporting between the first substrate 211a and the second substrate 211 b. Therefore, the multi-layer arrangement of the substrates can allow more circuits and components to be arranged in a limited space.

In some embodiments, different layers of substrates may be used to provide different circuits and components. For example, circuits and/or components on the first substrate 211a may be used to transmit or support higher speed signals, while circuits and/or components on the second substrate 211b may be used to transmit or support lower speed signals (as compared to signals of the first substrate 211 a). For example, as shown in fig. 40, the processor 112, the driver, the light emitting device 113 and/or the light receiving device 114 may be disposed on the first substrate 211a, and the temperature controller, the temperature control chip and/or other devices may be disposed on the second substrate 211 b.

However, the substrate 111 may also include a third substrate (not shown) or more layers of substrates. Similarly, a third substrate may be disposed on the second substrate 211b and electrically connected to each other, and another space may be formed between the second substrate 211b and the third substrate. The multilayer substrates may have the same size or different sizes. For example, the length or width of the first substrate 211a may be greater than the length or width of the second substrate 211 b.

Referring to fig. 41, in some embodiments, the optical transceiver module may further include one or more temperature controllers 119c electrically connected (in series or in parallel) to the plurality of optical emitting devices 113 for controlling the refrigerators 119b in the optical emitting devices 113. The temperature controller 119c may be, for example, a temperature control chip, and may be disposed on the substrate 111. For example, the optical transceiver module may further include two temperature controllers 119c that respectively control the refrigerators 119b in 4 or more optical transmission devices 113, so that the temperature of 8 optical transmission devices 113 can be controlled by the two temperature controllers 119 c. For another example, the optical transceiver module may further include a temperature controller 119c to control the refrigerators 119b in the 8 optical transmission elements 113, so that the temperature of the 8 optical transmission elements 113 can be controlled by a single temperature controller 119 c.

When the temperature controller 119c controls the refrigerator 119b, the temperature of the light emitting elements 113 may be controlled within a reasonable operating temperature range (e.g., between 25 degrees celsius and 70 degrees celsius, such as between 45 degrees celsius and 65 degrees celsius), that is, the temperature of the light emitters 113a of the light emitting elements 113 may be different and controlled within a predetermined operating temperature range. Since the plurality of refrigerators 119b are controlled by the single temperature controller 119c, power consumption (power consumption) and installation space of the temperature controller 119c can be reduced. The power consumption of the temperature controller 119c is, for example, 2W to 5W.

Since the small-sized refrigerator 119b (e.g., TEC Chip) is disposed in the optical transmitter module 113, the optical transmitter 113a (e.g., laser) can be controlled at a specific temperature (e.g., 50-60 degrees celsius), and since the thermal capacity that needs to be moved is relatively small, less energy can be consumed, further reducing the power consumption of the entire fiber optic module, as compared to the way a large-sized TEC Chip is placed near a TOSA (e.g., non-hermetic Chip-on-Board version).

It should be noted that, in various embodiments, the optical transmitter module 113 may be a coaxial tosa (coaxial tosa), and may be applied to a pluggable optical transmitter (pluggable optical transmitter). The optical transmitter 113a of the optical transmitting assembly 113 may be, but is not limited to, an EML or dml (dfb) laser diode to transmit high-speed signals.

Referring to fig. 42A to 44, in some embodiments, the plurality of light emitting elements 113 may be more closely arranged in a staggered manner, so as to achieve miniaturization of the optical transceiver module. Specifically, the plurality of light emitting elements 113 may include a plurality of first light emitting elements 313a and a plurality of second light emitting elements 313b, wherein the plurality of first light emitting elements 313a are arranged in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111, the plurality of second light emitting elements 313b are also arranged in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111, the first light emitting elements 313a and the second light emitting elements 313b are arranged in the first direction D1, and the first direction D1 is perpendicular to the plane of the substrate 111. The first light emitting element 313a and the second light emitting element 313b may be arranged in a staggered manner (i.e., not aligned) in the first direction D1 or in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111. By arranging the first light emitting devices 313a and the second light emitting devices 313b, more light emitting devices 113 can be disposed in the optical transceiver module 110, thereby allowing more light paths in the optical transceiver module 110 to achieve higher bandwidth signal transmission. For example, the optical transceiver module 110 can be used to transmit signals with a bandwidth of 400G, 800G, 1600G or higher, for example, long wavelength laser 8 optical path can be applied to applications with a bandwidth of 400G, 800G, 1600G or higher, including but not limited to: ER8(40km), LR8(10km), FR8(2km), DR8(500m), and the like. The light emitting directions of the first light emitting assembly 313a and the second light emitting assembly 313b may be the same or different.

As shown in fig. 42A and 42B, in some embodiments, the first light emitting element 313a and the second light emitting element 313B may be arranged in a staggered manner (i.e., not aligned) in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111. That is, the centers of the first light emitting elements 313a and the second light emitting elements 313b are misaligned with each other in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111. Furthermore, the first light emitting elements 313a may be arranged in a staggered manner in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111, and the second light emitting elements 313b may be arranged in a staggered manner in the short axis direction DS of the substrate 111. Therefore, as shown in fig. 42B, the first light emitting element 313a and the second light emitting element 313B may form a continuous V-shaped staggered arrangement, that is, the first light emitting element 313a or the second light emitting element 313B may be arranged between the first light emitting element 313a and the second light emitting element 313B, so as to allow the plurality of light emitting elements 113 to be arranged more closely, and thus, more high-speed light emitting elements 113 may be arranged and packaged in a small-sized optical transceiver module 110, thereby realizing miniaturization of the high-speed optical transceiver module.

As shown in fig. 43, in some embodiments, the first light emitting element 313a and the second light emitting element 313b may be arranged in a staggered manner (i.e., not aligned) in the first direction D1. That is, in the first direction D1, the center of the first light emitting element 313a and the center of the second light emitting element 313b are misaligned with each other. Furthermore, the plurality of first light emitting elements 313a may be gaps arranged between the plurality of second light emitting elements 313b in a staggered manner. Therefore, as shown in fig. 43, the first light emitting elements 313a and the second light emitting elements 313b can be continuously staggered to allow a plurality of light emitting elements 113 to be arranged more closely, so that more high-speed light emitting elements 113 can be arranged and packaged in a small-sized optical transceiver module 110, thereby realizing miniaturization of the high-speed optical transceiver module. It is noted that, as shown in fig. 43, when the first light emitting elements and the second light emitting elements are arranged in a staggered manner in the first direction D1, the first light emitting elements 313a and the second light emitting elements 313b may also be arranged in a pair in the short axis direction DS of the substrate.

As shown in fig. 44, in some embodiments, the first light emitting element 313a and the second light emitting element 313b may be arranged in a staggered manner (i.e., not aligned) in the first direction D1. In the long axis direction DL of the substrate 111, the first light emitting elements 313a and the second light emitting elements 313b may be arranged in a staggered manner, i.e., a distance is formed between the center of the first light emitting element 313a and the center of the second light emitting element 313 b. Therefore, as shown in fig. 44, the first light emitting elements 313a and the second light emitting elements 313b can be arranged in a staggered manner in the longitudinal direction DL of the substrate 111 to allow a plurality of light emitting elements 113 to be arranged more closely, so that more high-speed light emitting elements 113 can be arranged and packaged in a small-sized optical transceiver module 110, thereby realizing miniaturization of the high-speed optical transceiver module.

It should be noted that, in various embodiments, the length of the light emitting device 113 may be 5mm to 60mm, so as to accommodate more high-speed light emitting devices 113 in the compact optical transceiver module 110.

Referring to fig. 45A and 45B, in some embodiments, the connection board 117 of the light emitting device 113 may be connected (e.g., welded) to the gap G between the light receiving fixture 114h and the substrate 111, and the material of the light receiving fixture 114h may have electrical insulation to isolate the signal interference between the light emitting device 113 and the light receiving device 114. The light receiving fixing member 114h may be a hard or soft material, and a filler (e.g., a wave-absorbing ceramic sheet or a heat dissipation pad) may be disposed in the gap G.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 45B, the upper surface of the light receiving fixture 114h may be provided with a groove 114v for penetrating the optical fiber 131 and fixing the optical fiber. The upper surface of the light receiving fixture 114h may be provided with a groove 114V, which may be V-shaped or have another shape, to match different optical fibers, so as to fix and guide the optical fibers through the gap between the light emitting elements 113, and to reduce the difficulty in assembling the optical fibers.

In summary, although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the above-described preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, so that the scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

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1. An optical transceiver module, comprising:

a substrate;

at least one light receiving component connected to the substrate; and

a plurality of light emitting assemblies connected to the substrate, wherein the plurality of light emitting assemblies comprise:

a plurality of first light emitting elements arranged in a short axis direction of the substrate;

a plurality of second light emitting elements arranged in a short axis direction of the substrate, the first and second light emitting elements being arranged in a first direction perpendicular to a plane of the substrate;

the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly are arranged in a staggered mode in the first direction or the short axis direction of the substrate.

2. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: in the minor axis direction of the substrate, there is a distance between the center of the first light emitting assembly and the center of the second light emitting assembly.

3. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: in the first direction, a distance is provided between the center of the first light emitting assembly and the center of the second light emitting assembly.

4. The optical transceiver module of claim 3, wherein: when the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly are arranged in the first direction in a staggered mode, the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly are arranged in the short axis direction of the substrate in an aligned mode.

5. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: in the long axis direction of the substrate, a distance is provided between the center of the first light emitting component and the center of the second light emitting component.

6. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: the light emission direction of the first light emission assembly and the light emission direction of the second light emission assembly are the same.

7. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: the first light emitting assembly is arranged between the second light emitting assemblies.

8. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: the first light emitting assembly or the second light emitting assembly is arranged between the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly.

9. The optical transceiver module of claim 1, wherein: the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly form a continuous V-shaped staggered arrangement.

10. A fiber optic cable module, comprising: the method comprises the following steps:

a fiber optic cable;

an optical transceiver module comprising:

a substrate;

at least one light receiving component connected to the substrate; and

a plurality of light emitting assemblies connected to the substrate, wherein the plurality of light emitting assemblies comprise:

a plurality of first light emitting elements arranged in a short axis direction of the substrate;

a plurality of second light emitting elements arranged in a short axis direction of the substrate, the first and second light emitting elements being arranged in a first direction perpendicular to a plane of the substrate;

the first light emitting assembly and the second light emitting assembly are arranged in a staggered mode in the first direction or the short axis direction of the substrate.

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