Molded reflective optical waveguide
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsShun-Meen Kuo, Christopher K. Y. Chun
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Abstract
A molded reflective optical waveguide module is provided. A molded first optical portion having a fist surface or a major surface is formed. A core region having a first end and a second end is disposed into the first surface of the molded first optical portion with the first end of the core region terminating in a surface having an angle. A second molded optical portion having electrical traces and photonic devices can be applied to the molded first optical portion.
Claims15
A molded reflective optical waveguide module comprising:
- a molded first optical portion having a first surface;
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- a core region having a first terminal end and a second terminal end disposed into the first surface of the molded first optical portion, the first terminal end of the core region terminates with a reflective surface that extends across the core region entirety and having an angle, thereby reflecting a light signal.
A molded optical interconnect module comprising:
- a first molded optical portion having a first surface with a first alignment guide disposed thereon and an end surface;
- a core region having a first terminal end disposed into the first surface of the molded first optical portion, the first terminal end of the core region terminates in a reflective surface that extends across the core region entirety at an angle located in the first surface of the first molded optical portion;
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- a second molded optical portion having a first surface with a first alignment guide and a second surface with a plurality of electrical traces, the first surface and the second surface of the first and the second molded optical portions are mated and aligned using the first alignment guide of the first molded optical portion and the first alignment guide of the second molded optical portion, thereby aligning the first molded optical portion with the second molded optical portion.
A molded optical interconnect module comprising:
- a molded optical portion having a core region with a terminal end, a cladding region that surrounds the terminal end of the core region and forms a surface, and an end surface having an alignment guide and having a portion of the core region exposed, the terminal end of the core region terminates in a reflective surface that extends across the core region entirety for reflection of a light signal;
- a plurality of electrical traces disposed on the surface of the cladding region;
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- a photonic device operably coupled to one of the plurality of electrical traces on the surface of the cladding region.
A method for making a molded reflective optical waveguide module comprising:
- molding a first optical portion having a first surface;
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- forming core region having a first terminal end and a second terminal end disposed into the first surface of the molded first optical portion, the first terminal end of the core region terminates with a reflective surface that extends across the core region entirety and having an angle, thereby reflecting a light signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.