Method of assembling an electro-optical device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAntonio La Porta, Bert J. Offrein, Ibrahim Murat Soganci
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Abstract
A method of assembling an electro-optical device is disclosed. A first unit of the electro-optical device is positioned with respect to a second unit of the electro-optical device to pre-align an optical communication pathway between the first unit and the second unit. The first unit is positioned with respect to the second unit to pre-align an electrical communication pathway between the first unit and the second unit. The first unit is bonded to the second unit to assemble the electro-optical device to establish optical communication and electrical communication between the first unit and the second unit.
Claims11
A method of assembling an electro-optical device, comprising:
- positioning a first unit of the electro-optical device with respect to a second unit of the electro-optical device to pre-align an optical coupling element of the first unit and an optical coupling element of the second unit so that an optical waveguide of the second unit is aligned substantially in a plane of an optical port of the first unit;
- positioning the first unit with respect to the second unit to pre-align an electrical coupling element of the first unit with an electrical coupling element of the second unit;
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- bonding the electrical coupling element of the first unit directly to the electrical coupling element of the second unit to assemble the electro-optical device to form an electrical communication pathway of the electro-optical device, wherein the optical coupling element of the first unit and the optical coupling element of the second unit form an optical communication pathway of the electro-optical device when the electrical coupling elements are bonded to each other.
A method of assembling an electro-optical device, comprising:
- pre-aligning an optical coupling element of a silicon photonic chip with an optical coupling element of an electro-optical carrier so that an optical waveguide of the electro-optical carrier is aligned substantially in a plane of an optical port of the silicon photonic chip;
- pre-aligning an electrical coupling element of the silicon photonic chip with an electrical coupling element of the electro-optical carrier;
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- connecting the electrical coupling element of the silicon photonic chip directly to the electrical coupling element of the electro-optical carrier to assemble the electro-optical device to form an electrical communication pathway of the electro-optical device, wherein the optical coupling element of the silicon photonic chip and the optical coupling element of the electro-optical carrier form an optical communication pathway of the electro-optical device when the electrical coupling elements are connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.