GB2379283B - Optical interconnect - Google Patents

Optical interconnect

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Publication number
GB2379283B
GB2379283B GB0229449A GB0229449A GB2379283B GB 2379283 B GB2379283 B GB 2379283B GB 0229449 A GB0229449 A GB 0229449A GB 0229449 A GB0229449 A GB 0229449A GB 2379283 B GB2379283 B GB 2379283B
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Prior art keywords
optical interconnect
interconnect
optical
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GB0229449A
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GB2379283A (en
Inventor
Rick Lytel
Howard L Davidson
Theresa Sze
Nyles Nettleton
Dawei Huang
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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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
    • G02B6/43—Arrangements comprising a plurality of opto-electronic elements and associated optical interconnections
    • 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
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G02B6/424—Mounting of the optical light guide
    • 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
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G02B6/4244—Mounting of the optical 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
    • G02B6/4219—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
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G02B6/4245—Mounting of the 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
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • 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
    • G02B6/4256—Details of housings
    • G02B6/426—Details of housings mounting, engaging or coupling of the package to a board, a frame or a panel
    • G02B6/4261—Packages with mounting structures to be pluggable or detachable, e.g. having latches or rails
    • 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
    • G02B6/4274—Electrical aspects
    • G02B6/428—Electrical aspects containing printed circuit boards [PCB]
    • 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
    • G02B6/4274—Electrical aspects
    • G02B6/4284—Electrical aspects of optical modules with disconnectable electrical connectors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB0229449A 2001-05-24 2001-05-24 Optical interconnect Expired - Lifetime GB2379283B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2001/017032 WO2002095471A1 (en) 2001-05-24 2001-05-24 Optical interconnect

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GB0229449D0 GB0229449D0 (en) 2003-01-22
GB2379283A GB2379283A (en) 2003-03-05
GB2379283B true GB2379283B (en) 2004-10-27

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EP0511779A2 (en) * 1991-05-01 1992-11-04 AT&T Corp. Optical interconnection techniques
US5245680A (en) * 1993-02-05 1993-09-14 Unisys Corporation Grin lens optical backplane with dual transmitter-receiver repeaters
US5371820A (en) * 1990-07-02 1994-12-06 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Optical hybrid motherboard interconnection system and method of assembling same
US5375184A (en) * 1992-12-29 1994-12-20 Honeywell Inc. Flexible channel optical waveguide having self-aligned ports for interconnecting optical devices
US5416872A (en) * 1993-07-06 1995-05-16 At&T Corp. Arrangement for interconnecting an optical fiber an optoelectronic component
US5420954A (en) * 1993-05-24 1995-05-30 Photonics Research Incorporated Parallel optical interconnect
JPH1144820A (en) * 1997-07-28 1999-02-16 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical wiring method

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5371820A (en) * 1990-07-02 1994-12-06 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Optical hybrid motherboard interconnection system and method of assembling same
EP0511779A2 (en) * 1991-05-01 1992-11-04 AT&T Corp. Optical interconnection techniques
US5375184A (en) * 1992-12-29 1994-12-20 Honeywell Inc. Flexible channel optical waveguide having self-aligned ports for interconnecting optical devices
US5245680A (en) * 1993-02-05 1993-09-14 Unisys Corporation Grin lens optical backplane with dual transmitter-receiver repeaters
US5420954A (en) * 1993-05-24 1995-05-30 Photonics Research Incorporated Parallel optical interconnect
US5416872A (en) * 1993-07-06 1995-05-16 At&T Corp. Arrangement for interconnecting an optical fiber an optoelectronic component
JPH1144820A (en) * 1997-07-28 1999-02-16 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical wiring method

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