Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Photonics Planar Integration Technology Inc

Jang-Uk Shin

Young-Tak Han

Sang-Ho Park

Duk-Jun Kim

Hee-keyng Sung

Yongsoon Baek

Jong-Hoi Kim

Seok-Tae Kim

Yoon-jung Park

Seo-Young Lee

Jin-Bong Kim

Young Sic Kim

Hyung-Myung Moon

Provided is an optical module including an optical waveguide device through which multiple channel lightwaves are input and output, an optical transmission/reception unit disposed on one side of the optical waveguide device, an electronic IC disposed on one side of the optical transmission/reception unit and configured to drive the optical transmission/reception unit, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the optical transmission/reception unit and the electronic IC, a first solder ball between the optical transmission/reception unit and the flexible PCB and a second solder ball between the electronic IC and the flexible PCB.

Optical module and solder ball bonding structure

The present invention relates to a total reflection type optical switch using polymer insertion type silica optical waveguides and a manufacturing method thereof. The total reflection type optical switch forms a trench in an intersecting point of the silica optical waveguides having two optic routes, and inserts a polymer into the trench. A total reflection type optical switch has a heater which heats the polymer. The polymer is made of thermo-optic material, and totally reflects an optical signal as a refraction index falls when heated by the heater. In addition, when not heated by the heater, the polymer transilluminates the optical signal. When the polymer is made of electric-optic material, the total reflection type optical switch may have upper and lower electrodes for applying an electric field in the polymer instead of the heater. In this case, the total reflection type optical switch is capable of high speed switching, and is not limited to usages of an optical switch, and may be used as a variable optical attenuator by adjusting the voltage and current being applied. According to the present invention, it is possible to use the difference of the refraction indexes of the silica optical waveguides and the polymer due to temperature changes to transilluminate or totally reflect an optical signal according to changes of the refraction index of the polymer, thereby improving loss characteristics of the optical signal.

Total reflection type optical switch using polymer insertion type silica optical waveguide and manufacturing method thereof

There is provided an optical module incorporating active elements such as light emitting devices or photo detective devices mounted on a single substrate. The optical module can suppress optical and electrical crosstalk by a blocking trench formed between the active elements for blocking optical and electromagnetic waves, and a metal barrier formed within the blocking trench for blocking the optical and electromagnetic waves. Further, the optical module can suppress the optical and the electrical crosstalk due to the optical and the electromagnetic waves directed upward the substrate by a housing body enclosing the substrate, a housing cover provided on the housing body, and a metal slit formed below the housing cover and above the metal barrier.

Optical module for suppressing optical and electrical crosstalk simultaneously

An optical waveguide platform and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In the provided optical waveguide platform, a terrace on which an optical device is mounted is formed by using an etch stopper pattern formed on a lower clad layer. Therefore, the optical device is mounted without processing a silicon substrate. In addition, in the provided optical waveguide platform, the etch stopper pattern is formed on the lower clad layer to prevent defocus in a photolithography process due to an etch step, so as not to damage a fine waveguide pattern. Moreover, an optical waveguide is formed on the terrace in manufacturing the optical waveguide platform to examine the characteristics of the optical waveguide device before etching a trench.

Optical waveguide platform and manufacturing method thereof

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Daejeon, South Korea

Jang-Uk Shin