Fiber optic cable structure including foldable fiber optic cable with coupler therefor and related method
AssigneeGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
InventorJae Hoon Kim
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Abstract
A fiber cable structure includes a foldable fiber optic cable having a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed relative to a cable mount of a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) die module. An optical connector is on the second end of the foldable fiber optic cable to couple fibers of the foldable fiber optic cable to an optical device. A cable positioner is fixed relative to the cable mount. A coupler couples the optical connector to the cable positioner with the foldable fiber optic cable including at least one fold therein. A PIC die module and a related method are also disclosed.
Claims20
A fiber cable structure, comprising:
- a foldable fiber optic cable having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixed relative to a cable mount of a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) die module;
- an optical connector on the second end of the foldable fiber optic cable to couple fibers of the foldable fiber optic cable to an optical device;
- a cable positioner fixed relative to the cable mount;
- and
- a coupler operable to couple the optical connector to the cable positioner with the foldable fiber optic cable including at least one fold therein.
A photonics integrated circuit (PIC) die module, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a PIC die on the substrate;
- and
- at least one of the following:
- a foldable fiber optic cable having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is fixed relative to a cable mount of a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) die module;
- an optical connector on the second end of the foldable fiber optic cable to couple fibers of the foldable fiber optic cable to an optical device;
- a cable positioner fixed relative to the cable mount;
- and
- a coupler operable to couple the optical connector to the cable positioner with the foldable fiber optic cable including at least one fold therein.
A method, comprising:
- coupling a first end of a foldable fiber optic cable having the first end and a second end to a cable mount of a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) die module, wherein the foldable fiber optic cable includes an optical connector on the second end of the foldable fiber optic cable configured to couple fibers of the foldable fiber optic cable to an optical device;
- fixing a cable positioner relative to the cable mount;
- forming at least one fold in the foldable fiber optic cable;
- and
- coupling the optical connector to the cable positioner using a coupler including a first coupling element fixed relative to one of the cable positioner and the optical connector and a second coupling element fixed relative to the other of the cable positioner and the optical connector, wherein the first and second coupling elements are configured to couple together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.