GB2312527B - Arrangement for coupling optical transmitting or receiving elements to an optical waveguide - Google Patents

Arrangement for coupling optical transmitting or receiving elements to an optical waveguide

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Publication number
GB2312527B
GB2312527B GB9708044A GB9708044A GB2312527B GB 2312527 B GB2312527 B GB 2312527B GB 9708044 A GB9708044 A GB 9708044A GB 9708044 A GB9708044 A GB 9708044A GB 2312527 B GB2312527 B GB 2312527B
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Prior art keywords
arrangement
receiving elements
optical waveguide
coupling
transmitting
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9708044A
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GB2312527A (en
GB9708044D0 (en
Inventor
Nikolaus Schunk
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Robert Bosch GmbH
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Robert Bosch GmbH
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Publication of GB2312527A publication Critical patent/GB2312527A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4228—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements
    • G02B6/423—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements using guiding surfaces for the alignment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4214—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical element having redirecting reflective means, e.g. mirrors, prisms for deflecting the radiation from horizontal to down- or upward direction toward a device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12083—Constructional arrangements
    • G02B2006/12104—Mirror; Reflectors or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4221—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera
    • G02B6/4224—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera using visual alignment markings, e.g. index methods

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
GB9708044A 1996-04-23 1997-04-21 Arrangement for coupling optical transmitting or receiving elements to an optical waveguide Expired - Fee Related GB2312527B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE1996116015 DE19616015C1 (en) 1996-04-23 1996-04-23 Optical transmitting or receiving element coupling arrangement

Publications (3)

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GB9708044D0 GB9708044D0 (en) 1997-06-11
GB2312527A GB2312527A (en) 1997-10-29
GB2312527B true GB2312527B (en) 1999-03-24

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DE (1) DE19616015C1 (en)
GB (1) GB2312527B (en)

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CN105116499A (en) * 2015-08-26 2015-12-02 中国科学院微电子研究所 Parallel optical module based on multimode planar optical waveguide coupling

Citations (2)

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US5123074A (en) * 1988-02-26 1992-06-16 Fujitsu Limited Substrate for mounting optical components and electric circuit components thereon and method for making same
EP0607524A1 (en) * 1992-11-25 1994-07-27 Robert Bosch Gmbh Device for coupling the ends of light wave guides to emitting or receiving elements

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Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5123074A (en) * 1988-02-26 1992-06-16 Fujitsu Limited Substrate for mounting optical components and electric circuit components thereon and method for making same
EP0607524A1 (en) * 1992-11-25 1994-07-27 Robert Bosch Gmbh Device for coupling the ends of light wave guides to emitting or receiving elements

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
Electronic Letters 21 July 1988 Vol.24 No.15 pages 918-919 *

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GB2312527A (en) 1997-10-29
GB9708044D0 (en) 1997-06-11
JPH1054928A (en) 1998-02-24
DE19616015C1 (en) 1997-06-19

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