[go: up one dir, main page]

AU2002306579A1 - Optical module - Google Patents

Optical module

Info

Publication number
AU2002306579A1
AU2002306579A1 AU2002306579A AU2002306579A AU2002306579A1 AU 2002306579 A1 AU2002306579 A1 AU 2002306579A1 AU 2002306579 A AU2002306579 A AU 2002306579A AU 2002306579 A AU2002306579 A AU 2002306579A AU 2002306579 A1 AU2002306579 A1 AU 2002306579A1
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
optical module
module
optical
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2002306579A
Inventor
Steven K. Case
Patrick J. Garfield
Craig D. Knighton
Gary A. Lenz
John T. Mcelreath
Gregory S. Mowry
Timothy A. Skunes
Mark L. Wilson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Cyberoptics Corp
Original Assignee
Cyberoptics Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/789,317 external-priority patent/US6590658B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/789,125 external-priority patent/US6546173B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/789,185 external-priority patent/US6443631B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/789,124 external-priority patent/US6546172B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/920,366 external-priority patent/US6956999B2/en
Application filed by Cyberoptics Corp filed Critical Cyberoptics Corp
Publication of AU2002306579A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002306579A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2553—Splicing machines, e.g. optical fibre fusion splicer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2555—Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4221—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4221—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera
    • G02B6/4224—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera using visual alignment markings, e.g. index methods
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4225—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements by a direct measurement of the degree of coupling, e.g. the amount of light power coupled to the fibre or the opto-electronic element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4226—Positioning means for moving the elements into alignment, e.g. alignment screws, deformation of the mount
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4227—Active alignment methods, e.g. procedures and algorithms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4228—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4228—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements
    • G02B6/423—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements using guiding surfaces for the alignment
    • G02B6/4231—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements using guiding surfaces for the alignment with intermediate elements, e.g. rods and balls, between the elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4228—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements
    • G02B6/4232—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements using the surface tension of fluid solder to align the elements, e.g. solder bump techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3616—Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres, e.g. on an optical bench
    • G02B6/362—Vacuum holders for optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
    • G02B6/3838—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4207—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms with optical elements reducing the sensitivity to optical feedback
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G02B6/4238—Soldering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G02B6/4239—Adhesive bonding; Encapsulation with polymer material

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Automobile Manufacture Line, Endless Track Vehicle, Trailer (AREA)
  • Lenses (AREA)
  • Retarders (AREA)
  • Axle Suspensions And Sidecars For Cycles (AREA)
  • Polymers With Sulfur, Phosphorus Or Metals In The Main Chain (AREA)
  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
  • Mounting And Adjusting Of Optical Elements (AREA)
AU2002306579A 2001-02-20 2002-02-20 Optical module Abandoned AU2002306579A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (23)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/789,185 2001-02-20
US09/789,317 US6590658B2 (en) 2001-02-20 2001-02-20 Optical alignment system
US09/789,125 US6546173B2 (en) 2001-02-20 2001-02-20 Optical module
US09/789,185 US6443631B1 (en) 2001-02-20 2001-02-20 Optical module with solder bond
US09/789,125 2001-02-20
US09/789,317 2001-02-20
US09/789,124 US6546172B2 (en) 2001-02-20 2001-02-20 Optical device
US09/789,124 2001-02-20
US27633601P 2001-03-16 2001-03-16
US27633501P 2001-03-16 2001-03-16
US27632301P 2001-03-16 2001-03-16
US60/276,335 2001-03-16
US09/276,336 2001-03-16
US60/276,323 2001-03-16
US28816901P 2001-05-02 2001-05-02
US60/288,169 2001-05-02
US09/920,366 US6956999B2 (en) 2001-02-20 2001-08-01 Optical device
US09/920,366 2001-08-01
US31839901P 2001-09-10 2001-09-10
US60/318,399 2001-09-10
US34011401P 2001-12-14 2001-12-14
US60/340,114 2001-12-14
PCT/US2002/005497 WO2002067033A2 (en) 2001-02-20 2002-02-20 Optical module

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2002306579A1 true AU2002306579A1 (en) 2002-09-04

Family

ID=27582758

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU2002306580A Abandoned AU2002306580A1 (en) 2001-02-20 2002-02-20 Optical circuit pick and place machine
AU2002306579A Abandoned AU2002306579A1 (en) 2001-02-20 2002-02-20 Optical module

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU2002306580A Abandoned AU2002306580A1 (en) 2001-02-20 2002-02-20 Optical circuit pick and place machine

Country Status (4)

Country Link
CN (2) CN1259585C (en)
AU (2) AU2002306580A1 (en)
GB (2) GB2387923B (en)
WO (4) WO2002067034A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007076888A1 (en) * 2005-12-30 2007-07-12 Fci Optical coupling device
CN102969644A (en) * 2011-08-29 2013-03-13 华新丽华股份有限公司 Alignment structure, laser light source module and optical alignment method
US9983371B2 (en) * 2016-03-08 2018-05-29 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Optoelectronic transducer with integrally mounted thermoelectric cooler
MX2022005753A (en) * 2019-11-12 2022-08-17 Bright Machines Inc MODULE INSERTION SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY.

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3250496B2 (en) * 1997-09-19 2002-01-28 日本電気株式会社 Optical device mounting board
US5337398A (en) * 1992-11-30 1994-08-09 At&T Bell Laboratories Single in-line optical package

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2002067033A2 (en) 2002-08-29
WO2002067033A3 (en) 2003-10-30
CN1259585C (en) 2006-06-14
CN1220086C (en) 2005-09-21
WO2002067032A2 (en) 2002-08-29
GB0319380D0 (en) 2003-09-17
CN1502054A (en) 2004-06-02
GB2387923A (en) 2003-10-29
WO2002067034A3 (en) 2003-10-30
WO2002067032A3 (en) 2003-08-21
WO2002075415A2 (en) 2002-09-26
GB2390174A (en) 2003-12-31
GB0319381D0 (en) 2003-09-17
WO2002075415A3 (en) 2003-08-07
GB2387923B (en) 2004-06-02
AU2002306580A1 (en) 2002-09-04
GB2390174B (en) 2004-06-09
WO2002067034A2 (en) 2002-08-29
CN1493013A (en) 2004-04-28

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
AU2002339705A1 (en) Optical device
AU2002353213A1 (en) Optical device
AU2003259033A1 (en) Long range optical reader
AU2003201893A1 (en) Optical module
AU2002304927A1 (en) Optical connection arrangements
AU2002364440A1 (en) Optical interconnection module
EP1273945A3 (en) Optical connector
AU2002305615A1 (en) Reconfigurable optical add/drop module
AU2003280871A1 (en) Optical contact module
AU2002306579A1 (en) Optical module
AUPR742401A0 (en) Optical loupes
AU2002351398A1 (en) Voice-bearing light
AU2002241381A1 (en) Small-formed optical module
AU2003243955A1 (en) Optical module
AU2003230318A1 (en) Small-formed optical module
AU2002241380A1 (en) Small-formed optical module
AU2003235204A1 (en) Plug-in type optical module
AU2002246235A1 (en) Optical components
AU2001283391A1 (en) Optical encoder module
AU2002241080A1 (en) Optical deflection module
AU2002307595A1 (en) Optical cwdm-system
AU2002304806A1 (en) Optical or optoelectronic module
AU2002223409A1 (en) Module
AU2002243050A1 (en) Plug-in type optical module
AU2002230153A1 (en) Optical part

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase