Photonic chip coupler connector module
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsThomas R. Marrapode, Zuon-Min Chuang, Sung-Ping Huang, Wenzong Chen
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Abstract
An optical interconnect module for coupling a photonic integrated chip to an optical ferrule is provided. The optical interconnect module may include a coupler for interfacing to the photonic integrated chip, the coupler comprising at least one guide pin. The optical interconnect module may include an optical ferrule configured for being removably attached to the coupler, the optical ferrule comprising at least one through hole for receiving the at least one guide pin from the coupler.
Claims21
An optical interconnect module comprising:
- a coupler for interfacing to a photonic integrated chip, the coupler comprising at least one guide pin;
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- an optical ferrule configured for being removably attached to the coupler, the optical ferrule comprising at least one through hole for receiving the at least one guide pin from the coupler, wherein the coupler further comprises a waveguide structure and a lens plate to couple optical fiber signals of optical fibers, wherein the waveguide structure is configured to direct multiple rows of optical fiber signals on to a single row of optical fiber signals through optical waveguide coupling, and the lens plate extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the coupler and is configured to connect the optical fibers and the photonic integrated chip.
A method for assembling an optical interconnect module for coupling a photonic integrated chip to an optical ferrule, the method comprising:
- providing a coupler for the photonic integrated chip, the coupler comprising at least one guide pin;
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- attaching an optical ferrule comprising at least one through hole to the coupler by mating the at least one guide pin to the at least one through hole, the optical ferrule configured to be removably attached to the coupler, wherein the coupler further comprises a waveguide structure and a lens plate to couple optical fiber signals of optical fibers, wherein the waveguide structure is configured to direct multiple rows of optical fiber signals on to a single row of optical fiber signals, and the lens plate extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the coupler and is configured to connect the optical fibers and the photonic integrated chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.