WO2016151813A1 - 光伝送モジュールおよび内視鏡 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical transmission module including a wiring board on which an optical element is mounted, a waveguide substrate, and an optical fiber, and an endoscope having the optical transmission module.
- the electronic endoscope has an imaging device such as a CCD at the distal end of the elongated insertion portion.
- an imaging element such as a CCD
- the amount of image signal transmitted from the image sensor to the signal processing device increases, so instead of electrical signal transmission via metal wiring by electrical signals, light signals Optical signal transmission through a thin optical fiber according to For light signal transmission, a light transmission module that converts an electrical signal into a light signal is used.
- an image signal from the imaging device to the signal processing device can be transmitted via one optical fiber.
- An optical transmission module having a multiplexing / demultiplexing function is used to superimpose light signals.
- the optical waveguide is branched to the left and right into the first waveguide and the second waveguide at the Y branch portion, and it is a 45 degree inclined surface formed on the end face of the substrate.
- an optical transmission module having a multiplexing function in which two optical elements are disposed in a direction orthogonal to the waveguide by reflecting an optical signal.
- the optical transmission module has a large lateral width because the waveguide is branched by the Y branch portion.
- the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide need to be long in order to suppress the loss at the Y branch portion, the light transmission module becomes long.
- the distal end portion of the endoscope is required to have a smaller diameter and a smaller diameter for less invasiveness. For this reason, downsizing (reduction in diameter / shortening) of the light transmission module disposed at the tip of the endoscope has been an important issue.
- JP-A-2013-142717 discloses a polymer type optical waveguide substrate in which the core as the optical waveguide is tapered.
- An embodiment of the present invention aims to provide a compact light transmission module having a multiplexing function or a demultiplexing function and an endoscope equipped with the light transmission module.
- An optical transmission module includes a first optical element that transmits or receives a first optical signal, a second optical element that transmits or receives a second optical signal, and the first light.
- a polymer type optical waveguide substrate provided with an optical waveguide for guiding a third optical signal in which a signal and the second optical signal are combined, and an optical fiber optically coupled to the optical waveguide
- An optical transmission module comprising The first optical element is disposed on the upper surface side of the optical waveguide substrate, and the second optical element is disposed on the lower surface side of the optical waveguide substrate.
- An endoscope includes a first light element transmitting or receiving a first light signal, a second light element transmitting or receiving a second light signal, and the first light.
- a polymer type optical waveguide substrate provided with an optical waveguide for guiding a third optical signal in which a signal and the second optical signal are combined, and an optical fiber optically coupled to the optical waveguide
- a light transmission module wherein the first optical device is disposed on the upper surface side of the optical waveguide substrate, and the second optical device is disposed on the lower surface side of the optical waveguide substrate.
- a compact light transmission module having a multiplexing function or a demultiplexing function and an endoscope equipped with the light transmission module.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the light transmission module of Modification 1
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the light transmission module of Modification 2
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the light transmission module of the modification 3
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the light transmission module of Modification 4
- It is an external view of the endoscope of 2nd Embodiment.
- Embodiment 1 and 2 show a light transmission module 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the drawings based on the respective embodiments are schematic, and the relationship between the thickness and the width of each portion, the ratio of the thickness of each portion, and the like are different from the actual ones. It should be noted that there may be parts where the relationships and proportions of dimensions differ from one another among the drawings. In addition, illustration of some components may be omitted. For example, the support substrate 30Z (see FIG. 3A and the like) may not be illustrated.
- the light transmission module 1 having a multiplexing function includes a light emitting element 10 as a first optical element, a light emitting element 20 as a second optical element, an optical waveguide substrate 30, an optical fiber 40, and a wiring board 50. To prepare.
- the light emitting element 10 transmits a first optical signal of a first wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the light emitting element 20 transmits a second optical signal of a second wavelength ⁇ 2 different from the first wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the light emitting elements 10 and 20 are vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL: Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting LASER), and the direction (Z-axis direction) is perpendicular to the light emitting surface (XY plane) according to the input electric signal. Emits the light of the light signal.
- VCSEL Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting LASER
- the ultra-compact light emitting elements 10 and 20 having dimensions of 250 ⁇ m ⁇ 300 ⁇ m in plan view have the light emitting portions 11 and 21 with a diameter of 20 ⁇ m on the light emitting surface.
- the first wavelength ⁇ 1 is 670 nm and the second wavelength ⁇ 2 is 850 nm.
- the optical waveguide substrate 30 is a polymer type optical waveguide substrate having an upper surface 30SA, a lower surface 30SB, a first end surface 30SE1, and a second end surface 30SE2 opposed to the first end surface 30SE1.
- a core 31 which is an optical waveguide for guiding an optical signal is disposed from the first end face side toward the second end face side, and the core 31 is surrounded by the core 31 with a refractive index A smaller cladding 32 is enclosed.
- the optical waveguide (core 31) has a tapered shape in which the cross-sectional area narrows from the first end face 30SE1 to the second end face 30SE2.
- the core 31 and the clad 32 are made of a fluorinated polyimide resin having a refractive index of 1.60 to 1.75, which is excellent in heat resistance, transparency, and isotropy.
- the difference between the refractive index of the core 31 and the refractive index of the cladding 32 is preferably 0.05 or more and 0.20 or less.
- the optical waveguide substrate 30 may be a quartz optical waveguide, but is preferably a flat-plate type polymer (polymer) waveguide that is easy to process at low cost and easy to process as compared to inorganic materials.
- the multimode optical fiber 40 includes a core 31 having an outer diameter of 125 ⁇ m and transmitting a light diameter of 50 ⁇ m, and a cladding 32 covering the outer periphery of the core 31.
- the optical fiber 40 may be covered by an outer cover made of resin.
- the optical fiber 40 is inserted into a groove 30H which is a mounting portion formed on the second end face 30SE2 of the optical waveguide substrate 30.
- the light emitting element 10 and the light emitting element 20 are surface mounted on the main surface of the flexible wiring board 50.
- the light emitting element 10 is disposed on the upper surface 30SA side of the optical waveguide substrate 30, and the light emitting element 20 is disposed on the lower surface 30SB side.
- the X-axis increasing direction is the upper direction, the light emitting elements 10 and the light emitting elements 20 are disposed on the side surface of the optical waveguide substrate 30.
- the flexible wiring board 50 has a first flat plate portion 51 on which the light emitting element 10 is mounted and bonded to the upper surface 30SA, and a second flat plate portion 52 on which the light emitting element 20 is mounted and bonded to the lower surface 30SB. And a bent portion 53 between the first flat plate portion 51 and the second flat plate portion 52. The sum of the angle formed by the first flat plate portion 51 and the bent portion 53 and the angle formed by the second flat plate portion 52 and the bent portion 53 is 180 degrees.
- the flexible wiring board 50 is made of polyimide or the like as a base, and the light emitting element 10 and the light emitting element 20 have connection terminals on the main surface 50SA. Further, in the wiring board 50, a through hole 50H1 serving as an optical path of the first optical signal transmitted by the light emitting element 10 and a through hole 50H2 serving as an optical path of the second optical signal transmitted by the light emitting element 20 are formed. .
- a V groove 30V parallel to the X axis is formed in the first end face 30SE1 of the optical waveguide substrate 30, a V groove 30V parallel to the X axis is formed.
- the wall surface of the V groove 30V constitutes a first reflecting surface 30S1 and a second reflecting surface 30S2. That is, the first reflective surface 30S1 and the second reflective surface 30S are integrally formed.
- V groove 30V is hollow in FIG. 2 and the like, it may be filled with resin.
- a reflective film for example, a gold film may be formed on the first reflective surface 30S1 and the second reflective surface 30S2.
- the light emitting element 10 is optically coupled to the optical waveguide (core 31) via the first reflection surface 30S1, and the light emitting element 20 is optically coupled to the optical waveguide (core 31) via the second reflection surface 30S2.
- the first optical signal transmitted by the light emitting element 10 and the second optical signal transmitted by the light emitting element 20 are multiplexed while passing through the core 31 of the optical waveguide substrate 30, and are combined as a third optical signal.
- the light is guided to the optical fiber 40.
- the optical transmission module 1 combines the first optical signal and the second optical signal by the V-groove 30V, so the total length and the lateral width are short. Further, since the light emitting element 10 is disposed on the optical waveguide substrate 30 and the light emitting element 20 is disposed below, the lateral width is further shorter. Furthermore, since the distance between the light emitting elements 10 and 20 and the core 31 is short, transmission efficiency is good.
- lower clad sheets 32AS1, 32A2, 32A3 are sequentially laminated on the support substrate 30Z.
- each of the plurality of lower clad sheets 32AS1, 32A2, 32A3, and so on will be referred to as a lower clad sheet 32AS.
- the sizes (areas) of the plurality of lower clad sheets 32 ⁇ / b> AS to be stacked are designed to be gradually smaller according to the shape of the lower surface of the core 31.
- the lower clad sheet 32AS is a film made of a second resin having a refractive index lower than that of the first resin constituting the core 31.
- FIG. 3B it becomes lower clad 32A in which the level
- the leveling process may be performed each time the lower clad sheet 32AS is stacked. In addition, by reducing the thickness of the lower clad sheet 32AS, the leveling process becomes unnecessary.
- the core 31 is formed by laminating and leveling the plurality of core sheets.
- the upper cladding 32B is formed by stacking and leveling the plurality of upper cladding sheets.
- the upper clad 32 B is disposed to cover the periphery of the core 31.
- FIG. 3E a groove 30V is formed from the end face 30SE1 by a cutting process using a dicing blade.
- the groove 30V is formed such that the position of the bottom 30VC is at the center of the core 31 in the vertical direction (Y-axis direction).
- FIG. 3F is a side view when the optical waveguide substrate 30 is observed from the direction of the end face 30SE1.
- the light emitting elements 10 and 20 are separately surface mounted on the main surface 50SA of the wiring board 50. That is, the light emitting element 10 is flip chip mounted on the wiring board 50 in a state where the light emitting portion 11 is disposed at a position facing the through hole 51H1. The light emitting element 20 is flip chip mounted in a state where the light emitting unit 21 is disposed at a position facing the through hole 51H2.
- an Au bump which is the connection terminal 12 of the light emitting element 10 is ultrasonically bonded to an electrode pad (not shown) of the wiring board 50.
- sealing agents such as an underfill material and a side fill material, may be inject
- an Au bump which is a connection terminal 22 of the light emitting element 20 is ultrasonically bonded to the wiring board 50.
- the first flat plate portion 51 of the wiring board 50 has an adhesive (not shown) on the upper surface 30SA of the optical waveguide substrate 30 in a state where the light emitting portion 11 is disposed at a position facing the core 31. Bonded through.
- the type of adhesive layer is not particularly limited, but is preferably a prepreg, a build-up material, or various adhesives used for electrical wiring board production, a double-sided tape, an ultraviolet curing adhesive, or a thermosetting adhesive. Can be mentioned.
- the optical waveguide substrate 30 is shown in a simplified manner.
- the wiring board 50 is bent, and the bent portion 53 is bonded to the side surface 30SS of the optical waveguide substrate 30.
- the bent portion 53 may be configured as an arc-shaped curved surface without being in close contact with the side surface 30SS of the optical waveguide substrate 30, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. With this configuration, it becomes easy to arrange the light emitting unit 21 and the core 31 in the opposite position after the light emitting unit 11 and the core 31 are arranged in the opposite position.
- the second flat plate portion 52 is bonded to the lower surface 30SB of the optical waveguide substrate 30 in a state where the wiring board 50 is further bent and the light emitting portion 21 is disposed at a position facing the core 31. . That is, the first flat plate portion 51 and the second flat plate portion 52 are arranged in parallel.
- the wiring board 50 which consists of the 1st flat plate part 51, the 2nd flat plate part 52, and the bending part 53 is demonstrated for convenience, the boundary is not clearly defined.
- the optical fiber 40 is inserted into the groove 30H and fixed by an adhesive.
- the first flat portion 51 and the second flat portion 52 may be bonded after the bent portion 53 is bonded to the side surface 30SS of the optical waveguide substrate 30.
- the light transmission module 1 is easy to manufacture because the wiring board 50 on which the light emitting elements 10 and 20 are mounted is bent and bonded to the optical waveguide substrate 30.
- the light transmission modules 1A to 1D of the first to fourth modifications will be described.
- the light transmission modules 1A to 1D are similar to the light transmission module 1 and have the effect of the light transmission module 1. Therefore, components having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals and only different components will be described.
- the first light element is the light emitting element 10
- the second light element is the light receiving element 20A.
- the light receiving element 20A is formed of a photodiode (PD) or the like, converts an optical signal incident in a direction perpendicular to the light receiving surface (Z-axis direction) into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal.
- PD photodiode
- the ultra-small light receiving element 20A having a size of 250 ⁇ m ⁇ 300 ⁇ m in a plan view has a light receiving portion 21A with a diameter of 50 ⁇ m on the light receiving surface.
- the first light signal generated by the light emitting element 10 is guided through the optical fiber 40.
- the second light signal guided through the optical fiber 40 is received by the light receiving element 20A. That is, the optical fiber 40 guides the third light signal in which the first light signal and the second light signal are combined.
- the first light element is the light receiving element 10B
- the second light element is also the light receiving element 20A.
- the light receiving element 10A and the light receiving element 10B may have the same or different light receiving wavelengths.
- the filters 15, 25 are disposed.
- the filter 15 is a band pass filter made of a dielectric multilayer film that selectively transmits light of the first wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the filter 25 is a band pass filter that selectively transmits the light of the second wavelength ⁇ 2.
- the first optical signal is converted into an electrical signal by the light receiving element 10A, and the light receiving element 10B is obtained.
- the second light signal is converted to an electrical signal by the That is, the light transmission module 1B has a demultiplexing function.
- a lens 45 which is an optical member for converging light is disposed between the optical fiber 40 and the optical waveguide (core 31).
- the transparent ball-shaped lens 45 is disposed in the groove 30H, for example, in a state of being bonded to the tip of the optical fiber 40.
- the light transmission module 1C having the lens 45 has a small transmission loss because the light coupling between the optical fiber 40 and the core 31 is strong.
- the cross sectional area of the first optical path is wide. Can be efficiently transmitted.
- the cross-sectional area of the light path of the light receiving element is made wider than the cross sectional area of the light path of the light emitting element. Can be compensated. That is, even if the electric signal generated by the light receiving element is small, more light can be received.
- the light transmission module 1D can adjust the efficiency of the first optical element and the efficiency of the second optical element simply by changing the position of the bottom 31T of the V-groove 30VD. Therefore, various light transmission modules according to the purpose of use can be easily manufactured.
- the endoscope 9 includes an insertion portion 9B in which the light transmission module 1A is disposed at the distal end portion 9A, an operation portion 9C disposed on the proximal end side of the insertion portion 9B, and an operation portion And a universal cord 9D extending from 9C.
- An optical signal emitted from the light transmission module 1A disposed at the distal end portion 9A and guided by the optical fiber 70 passing through the insertion portion 9B is an electrical signal by the light transmission module 1X disposed at the operation portion 9C.
- an optical signal emitted from the light transmission module 1X disposed in the operation unit 9C and guided by the optical fiber 70 passing through the insertion unit 9B is an electrical signal by the light transmission module 1A disposed in the distal end portion 9A. Converted to
- the endoscope 9 has a small-sized light transmission module 1A, so the tip 9A has a small diameter.
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前記第1の光素子が前記光導波路基板の上面側に配設されており、前記第2の光素子が前記光導波路基板の下面側に配設されている。
図1および図2に、本発明の実施形態の光伝送モジュール1を示す。なお、以下の説明において、各実施の形態に基づく図面は、模式的なものであり、各部分の厚みと幅との関係、夫々の部分の厚みの比率などは現実のものとは異なることに留意すべきであり、図面の相互間においても互いの寸法の関係や比率が異なる部分が含まれている場合がある。また一部の構成要素の図示を省略する場合がある。例えば、サポート基板30Z(図3A等参照)は、図示しないことがある。
次に光伝送モジュール1の製造方法について説明する。
次に、変形例1~4の光伝送モジュール1A~1Dについて説明する。光伝送モジュール1A~1Dは、光伝送モジュール1と類似しており、光伝送モジュール1の効果を有する。このため、同じ機能の構成要素には同じ符号を付し、異なる構成についてのみ説明する。
図5に示す変形例1の光伝送モジュール1Aでは、第1の光素子は発光素子10であるが、第2の光素子は受光素子20Aである。
図6に示す変形例2の光伝送モジュール1Bでは、第1の光素子が受光素子10Bで、第2の光素子も受光素子20Aである。受光素子10Aと受光素子10Bとは受光波長が同じでもよいし異なっていてもよい。
図7に示す変形例3の光伝送モジュール1Cは、光ファイバ40と光導波路(コア31)との間に、光を収束する光学部材であるレンズ45が配設されている。
図8に示す変形例4の光伝送モジュール1Dは、V溝30VDの底辺31Tの位置が、光導波路(コア31)の中心から上下方向(Y軸方向)に、ずれている。このため、発光素子10の第1の光路の断面積と、発光素子20の第2の光路の断面積が異なる。
次に、第2の実施の形態の内視鏡9について説明する。
10・・・発光素子
15・・・フィルタ
20・・・発光素子
25・・・フィルタ
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30S1・・・第1の反射面
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31・・・コア(光導波路)
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40・・・光ファイバ
45・・・レンズ
50・・・配線板
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- 第1の光信号を送信または受信する第1の光素子と、
第2の光信号を送信または受信する第2の光素子と、
前記第1の光信号と前記第2の光信号とが合波された第3の光信号を導光する光導波路が配設されている光導波路基板と、
前記光導波路と光結合している光ファイバと、を具備する光伝送モジュールであって、
前記第1の光素子が前記光導波路基板の上面側に配設されており、
前記第2の光素子が前記光導波路基板の下面側に配設されていることを特徴とする光伝送モジュール。 - 前記第1の光素子および前記第2の光素子が主面に実装されている可撓性の配線板を具備し、
前記配線板が、前記第1の光素子が実装され、前記上面に接着されている第1の平板部と、前記第2の光素子が実装され、前記下面に接着されている第2の平板部と、前記第1の平板部と前記第2の平板部との間の折り曲げ部とからなり、
前記第1の平板部と前記折り曲げ部のなす角度と、前記第2の平板部と前記折り曲げ部のなす角度との和が180度であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光伝送モジュール。 - 前記光導波路基板の端面に、第1の反射面および第2の反射面が形成されており、
前記第1の光素子が前記第1の反射面を介して前記光導波路と光結合し、
前記第2の光素子が前記第2の反射面を介して前記光導波路と光結合していることを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の光伝送モジュール。 - 前記第1の反射面および前記第2の反射面が、前記光導波路基板の前記端面に形成されたV溝の壁面であることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 前記光導波路がテーパー形状であることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 前記光ファイバと前記光導波路との間に、光を収束する光学部材が配設されていることを特徴とする請請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 前記V溝の底辺の位置が、前記光導波路の中心から、ずれていることを特徴とする請求項4から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 前記第1の光素子および前記第2の光素子が発光素子であることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 前記第1の光素子が発光素子であり、前記第2の光素子が受光素子であることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 前記第1の光素子および前記第2の光素子が受光素子であることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュール。
- 請求項1から請求項10のいずれか1項に記載の光伝送モジュールを、挿入部の先端部に具備することを特徴とする内視鏡。
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