Optical module
AssigneeNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
InventorsYuriko Kawamura, Takashi Yamada, Yusuke Nasu, Yuichiro Ikuma
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Abstract
An optical module is provided with a columnar protrusion over the entire pickup area (EP) for automatic suction by a mounting device at the center of the upper surface of a fiber holding carrier. The protrusion secures a dedicated pickup area (EP1) on a top surface. When an extra length of an optical fiber extending from an optical device is routed and held between a pair of wall portions, the extra length including a tip portion is held in a storage area of the fiber holding carrier by a restoring force caused by being pressed against the wall portions.
Claims6
An optical module comprising:
- an optical device including an optical waveguide chip;
- an optical fiber being optically coupled to the optical waveguide chip;
- and
- a fiber holding carrier being attached to the optical device, having a pickup area, and holding the optical fiber,
- wherein the fiber holding carrier is provided with one or more protrusions to prevent the optical fiber from entering the pickup area;
- and
- wherein the one or more protrusions further comprise a wall structure having a cylindrical shape with a hollow portion extending in a protruding direction, and comprise the pickup area at a bottom portion of the cylindrical shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.