Electro-optical module for transmitting and/or receiving optical signals on at least two optical data channels
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsLutz Melchior, Volker Plickert
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electro-optical module for transmitting and/or receiving optical signals on at least two optical data channels which are carried in an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide in the module forms at least two optical waveguide sections, with each section having at least one inclined end surface. The inclined end surfaces of the optical waveguide sections are positioned axially one behind the other. Light is injected into or light is output from the optical waveguide for a specific optical data channel by light for the optical data channel being passed to an inclined end surface, or emerging from it, at an angle to the optical axis of the optical waveguide.
Claims29
An electro-optical module for transmitting and/or receiving light of a plurality optical data channels, comprising:
- an optical waveguide for carrying light of a plurality of optical data channels, said optical waveguide having an optical axis;
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- at least one optical component, said optical component selected from the group consisting of a transmitting component providing light that is injected into said optical waveguide, and a receiving component that receives light output from said optical waveguide;
- said optical waveguide forming at least two optical waveguide sections;
- said at least two optical waveguide sections including a first optical waveguide section having an inclined end surface and a second optical waveguide section having an inclined end surface;
- said inclined end surface of said first optical waveguide section being positioned along the optical axis and behind said inclined end surface of said second optical waveguide section;
- said inclined end surface said second optical waveguide section configured to perform a function selected from the group consisting of:
- injecting light for one of said plurality of said optical data channels into said optical waveguide when the injected light is provided to said inclined end surface of said second optical waveguide section at an angle relative to the optical axis of said waveguide, and
- outputting light of one of said plurality of said optical data channels from said optical waveguide at an angle relative to the optical axis of said waveguide.
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