Photoelectric conversion module and photoelectric conversion device
AssigneeFujitsu Component Limited
InventorsOsamu Daikuhara, Kazuhiro Mizukami, Toshihiro Kusagaya
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Abstract
A photoelectric conversion module includes: a plurality of optical connectors each connectable to an optical communication path; an electrical connector connectable to an electrical communication path; a circuit board equipped with a light receiving and emitting element, the light receiving and emitting element converting an optical signal received by the optical connector into an electrical signal to be transmitted to the electrical connector and converting an electrical signal received by the electrical connector into an optical signal to be transmitted to the optical connector; and a waveguide optically connecting the optical connector and the electrical connector.
Claims11
A photoelectric conversion module comprising:
- a plurality of optical connectors each connectable to an optical communication path;
- an electrical connector connectable to an electrical communication path;
- a circuit board with a plurality of light receiving and emitting elements, the light receiving and emitting elements converting an optical signal received by the optical connectors into an electrical signal to be transmitted to the electrical connector and converting an electrical signal received by the electrical connector into an optical signal to be transmitted to the optical connectors;
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- a plurality of waveguide arrays optically connecting the optical connectors and the light receiving and emitting elements,
- wherein the plurality of the light receiving and emitting elements respectively correspond to the plurality of the optical connectors, and corresponding light receiving and emitting elements and optical connectors are connected to each other via one of the waveguide arrays,
- wherein each of the waveguide arrays is a three-dimensional polymer waveguide array made of a resin, has a curved surface shape, and a waveguide is formed at the curved surface,
- wherein one ends of the waveguide arrays face a surface of the circuit board, and other ends of the waveguide arrays face a surface substantially perpendicular to the surface of the circuit board, and
- wherein the waveguide arrays are arranged such that the one ends face the light receiving and emitting elements and the other ends face the optical connectors.
A photoelectric conversion device comprising:
- a photoelectric conversion module comprising:
- a plurality of optical connectors each connectable to an optical communication path;
- an electrical connector connectable to an electrical communication path;
- a circuit board with a plurality of light receiving and emitting elements, the light receiving and emitting elements converting an optical signal received by the optical connectors into an electrical signal to be transmitted to the electrical connector and converting an electrical signal received by the electrical connector into an optical signal to be transmitted to the optical connectors;
- a plurality of waveguide arrays optically connecting the optical connectors and the light receiving and emitting elements;
- wherein the plurality of the light receiving and emitting elements respectively correspond to the plurality of the optical connectors, and corresponding light receiving and emitting elements and optical connectors are connected to each other via one of the waveguide arrays, wherein each of the waveguide arrays is a three-dimensional polymer waveguide array made of a resin, has a curved surface shape, and a waveguide is formed at the curved surface, wherein one ends of the waveguide arrays face a surface of the circuit board, and other ends of the waveguide arrays face a surface substantially perpendicular to the surface of the circuit board, and wherein the waveguide arrays are arranged such that the one ends face the light receiving and emitting elements and the other ends face the optical connectors;
- and a back plane provided with a plurality of connectors each connectable to the electrical connector of the photoelectric conversion module, wherein the photoelectric conversion module is connected to the back plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.