Optical module

An optical module fabrication method, the optical module comprising an optical waveguide array, an optical functional element array, a plurality of lenses, and a mirror, the method comprising:

• a step of affixing the optical waveguide array to a housing,
• a step of affixing the optical functional element array to the housing directly or via a mount,
• a step of disposing the plurality of lenses between the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array such that the plurality of lenses are disposed along a propagation direction of optical beams emitted from the optical waveguide array, and
• a step of affixing the mirror, which converts the propagation direction of the optical beams, to part of the housing directly or via a fixture,
• wherein all optical beams emitted from the optical waveguide array are optically coupled to the optical functional element array by adjusting the positional relationship of the optical waveguide array, the plurality of lenses, the mirror, and the optical functional element array, as well as the design of the one or plurality of lenses, and in addition, by adjusting the angle of the mirror, taking the normal line to the bottom face of the housing as the rotational axis, and the mirror is affixed to part of the housing.

An optical module comprising, in a housing:

• an optical waveguide array having one or a plurality of first optical incidence ports, and a plurality
• an optical functional element array having one or a plurality of second optical incidence ports, and/or one or a plurality of second optical emission ports;
• lens optics positioned between the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array, the lens optics being telecentric optics configured using two lenses;
• and
• a mirror also positioned between the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array;
• wherein the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array are affixed to the housing directly or via a sub-mount,
• the lens optics condense optical beams emitted from the optical waveguide array onto the optical functional element array, and the mirror is disposed to convert the propagation direction of the optical beams emitted from the optical waveguide array such that the optical beams are incident onto the optical functional element array,
• the mirror includes functionality for finely adjusting the converted propagation direction of the optical beams propagated between the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array by finely adjusting the angle of the mirror,
• the lens optics and the mirror are disposed such that the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array are optically coupled by the lens optics and the mirror, and
• the angle of the mirror is fixed in place after the angle of the mirror is adjusted such that the optical wave guide array and the optical functional element array are optically coupled.

An optical module comprising:

• a housing
• an optical waveguide array affixed to the housing directly or via sub-mount, the optical waveguide array comprising one or more first optical incidence ports through which light enters the waveguide array and a plurality of first optical emission ports through which optical beams are emitted from the optical waveguide array along a propagation direction;
• an optical functional element array affixed to the housing directly or via sub-mount, the optical functional element array comprising one or more second optical incidence ports;
• lens optics comprising a plurality of lenses positioned to receive and condense the optical beams emitted from the first optical emission ports;
• a mirror positioned to reflect the condensed optical beams received from the lens optics to the optical functional element array, the mirror being disposed at an angle to the propagation direction so as to convert the propagation direction of the received condensed optical beams such that the condensed optical beams are incident on the optical functional element array, the angle of the mirror being finely adjustable with respect to the propagation direction to finely adjust the converted propagation direction to align the condensed optical beams reflected from the mirror with the second optical incidence ports of the optical functional element array, and the angle of the mirror being fixable in place at the adjusted angle so that the optical waveguide array and the optical functional element array are optically coupled.