WO2007033611B1 - Opto-electronic device for optical fibre applications - Google Patents

Opto-electronic device for optical fibre applications

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Publication number
WO2007033611B1
WO2007033611B1 PCT/CN2006/002510 CN2006002510W WO2007033611B1 WO 2007033611 B1 WO2007033611 B1 WO 2007033611B1 CN 2006002510 W CN2006002510 W CN 2006002510W WO 2007033611 B1 WO2007033611 B1 WO 2007033611B1
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Prior art keywords
opto
electronic device
optical guide
conversion means
signal conversion
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PCT/CN2006/002510
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French (fr)
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Torsten Wipiejewski
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Hong Kong Applied Science & Tech Research Inst Co Ltd
Torsten Wipiejewski
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4292Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/421Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical component consisting of a short length of fibre, e.g. fibre stub
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

An opto-electronic device (100) comprising an opto-electronic circuitry (140) on a lead-frame (132) and an optical guide receptacle (126) for receiving an optical guide coupler (152), the opto-electronic circuitry (140) comprises a signal conversion means (142) whereby an optical signal can be converted into an electrical signal or vice versa, the optical guide receptacle (126) comprises means for guiding reception of an optical guide coupler (152) whereby an optical guide coupler (152) is optically aligned with the signal conversion means (142) when received by said optical guide receptacle (126).

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 14 March 2007 (14.03.2007
1. An optoelectronic device comprising opto-electronic circuitry on a lead-frame and an optical guide receptacle for receiving an optical guide coupler, the optoelectronic circuitry comprising signal conversion means whereby an optical signal can be converted into an electrical signal or vice versa, and the optical guide receptacle comprising means for guiding reception of an optical guide coupler whereby an optical guide coupler is optically aligned with the signal conversion means when received by said optical guide receptacle.
2. An opto-electronic device according to Claimi , wherein the optical guide receptacle comprises an axially extending aperture for guiding an optical guide coupler towards said signal conversion means for optically aligned coupling axially therewith.
3. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 2 wherein said axially extending aperture is formed on a cover lid, the cover lid and the optical guide receptacle are integrally moulded, the aperture on said cover lid is aligned with said signal conversion means.
4. An opto-electronic device according to Claim3 wherein a focusing lens is formed on the cover lid and at an axial end of said axially extending aperture.
5. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 3 wherein a plastic housing is moulded on a lead-frame, the plastic housing forms a compartment which contains the opto-electronic circuitry, the compartment is sealed by said cover lid with said signal conversion means is optically communicable with said optical guide receptacle.
6. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 5 wherein the compartment of said plastic housing is filled with an optically transparent substance and the cover lid is fixed onto said plastic housing.
7. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 1 , wherein said optical guide receptacle is adapted for receiving a packaged optical guide coupler which comprises an optical fibre with a ferule, the optical guide receptacle comprise an axially extending aperture the axis of which is optically aligned with said signal conversion means, the packaged optical guide coupler and the axially extending aperture of said optical guide receptacle is adapted so that the optical fibre is aligned with said signal conversion means when received by said optical guide receptacle.
8. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 7 wherein the axis of said optical guide receptacle is orthogonal to a mounting plane of a lead-frame.
9. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 7 wherein said optical guide receptacle comprises a tubular guide for guiding a packaged optical guide coupler axially towards said signal conversion means.
10. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 1 , wherein said lead-frame and said opto-electronic circuitry are contained in a moulded plastic housing, said moulded plastic housing comprises a window which exposes said signal conversion means, said optical guide receptacle comprises an axially extending aperture, the axially extending aperture meets the plastic housing at said window.
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11. An optoelectronic device according to Claim 10 , wherein said axially extending aperture protrudes orthogonally from said moulded plastic housing and axially away from said signal conversio'n means.
12. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 11 , wherein said axially extending aperture has a circular cross-section.
13. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 12wherein said optical guide receptacle comprises axially extending alignment means which are circumferentially distributed around said axially extending aperture.
14. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 13, wherein each said alignment means comprises an axially extending fin.
15. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 1 , wherein said signal conversion means comprises a laser source.
16. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 15, wherein said laser source is a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser.
17. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 1 , wherein said signal conversion means comprises a photo-detector.
18. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 1 , wherein said opto-electronic circuitry comprises an optical receiver, an optical transmitter or an optical transceiver.
19. An opto-electronic device according to Claim2, wherein contact leads of said lead-frame are transverse to the axially extending aperture.
20. An opto-electronic device according to Claimi , wherein said
18 opto-elθctronic circuitry comprises a laser transmitter and a monitoring photo-detector for feedback control of the laser transmitter, and wherein laser output is transmitted through said optical guide receptacle.
21. An opto-electronic device according to Claim 1 , wherein the opto-electronic circuitry comprises an optical receiver, said signal conversion means comprises a photo-diode.
22. An opto-electronic device according to Claimi , wherein a partial reflector is disposed intermediate the optical guide receptacle and the signal conversion means whereby light travelling between the optical guide receptacle and the signal conversion means is partially reflected to a signal monitoring means for circuitry control.
23. An opto-electronic device according to Qaim 22, wherein the partially reflected light is for feedback control of operating conditions of the signal conversion means.
24. An assembly of a plurality of opto-electronic devices according to claimi on a common lead-frame.
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HK05108490 2005-09-26
HK05108490.3 2005-09-26

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