Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Sae-Kyoung Kang

Joon Ki Lee

Joon Young Huh

Jie Hyun Lee

Sanghwa Yoo

Jongtae Song

Sang-Soo Lee

Heuk Park

Sun Hyok Chang

Joon-Ki Lee

Joon-Young Huh

A manufacturing method and application of an optical interconnection module are disclosed. According to example embodiments, by providing the method of manufacturing the optical interconnection module in which an optical fiber optical coupler is disposed at its lower portion by using the FOWLP process, it is possible to provide advantages such as lightness, thinness and compactness of the optical interconnection module, guarantee of signal integrity, and high yield in mass production. Further, it is possible to provide a structure providing an electrical ground to an electronic chip by mounting the electronic chip on ETB and capable of being used as a heat dissipation path.

Manufacturing method and application of optical interconnection module

An optical fiber coupler includes a plurality of optical fibers parallel to each other in a first direction, an optical fiber array block (FAB) configured to maintain a constant center-to-center distance between the plurality of optical fibers, and an optical waveguide block including a plurality of optical waveguides coupled to the plurality of optical fibers, respectively, and configured to transfer optical signals transmitted through the plurality of optical fibers connected to the optical FAB in a second direction in which a photonics chip is placed and which is different from the first direction.

Optical fiber coupler

Provided is an optical submodule which includes an optical transmission/reception module that optically couples an optical transmission signal and an optical reception signal into one optical fiber and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) mounted on the optical transmission/reception module that functions as an electrical signal interface with a main board, and an electrical signal line of an optical transmission channel for the optical transmission signal and an electrical signal line of an optical reception channel for the optical reception signal may be deployed on different sides of the FPCB.

Optical submodule

An optical transmitter based on optical time division multiplexing is disclosed, which may solve the issues of complex structure and operation of a multilevel-OTDM-based optical transmitter while using a multilevel signal modulation format and OTDM technology that may increase the transmission rate of an optical transmitter with limited bandwidth.

Optical transmitter based on optical time division multiplexing

An optical module includes an interface electrically connected to an external device to receive a data signal to be transmitted, a signal processor configured to perform serialization and signal modulation on the received data signal, an optical transceiver configured to generate an optical transmission signal by receiving a direct current (DC) light source, in which a plurality of light sources having different wavelengths are multiplexed, from an optical power supply and performing optical modulation thereon through the serialized and modulated data signal, and an optical fiber connector configured to output the generated optical transmission signal to the external device and receive an optical reception signal from the external device.

Optical module

A bidirectional optical transceiver module includes an optical Tx block including a light source configured to output an optical Tx signal; an optical Rx block provided in parallel to the optical Tx block and including a PD configured to receive an optical Rx signal; a wavelength distributor configured to change a travel path of the optical Tx signal; an optical filter provided on a predetermined area of a first surface of the wavelength distributor adjacent to the optical Tx or Rx block and configured to transmit the optical Rx signal and reflect the optical Tx signal; a first lens provided between the optical Tx block and the wavelength distributor; a second lens provided between the optical Rx block and the wavelength distributor; and a third lens configured to output the optical Tx signal to outside and output the optical Rx signal from the outside to the wavelength distributor.

Bidirectional optical transceiver module

An optical coupling method and apparatus are disclosed. The optical coupling method improve the speed of optical alignment between an optical fiber and a grating coupler (GC) of an optical coupling apparatus for a characteristic test of a silicon photonic integrated circuit (Si-PIC) chip by using a reflective grating couplers disposed on the Si-PIC chip.

Optical coupling method and apparatus

An optical signal transmission apparatus generates a multi-level optical signal from a multi-level electric signal. The optical signal transmission apparatus detects, based on a supervisory signal generated from an optical signal, an electric-to-optical (E/O) conversion characteristic of an E/O converter configured to convert an electric signal into an optical signal. For example, when the E/O converter generates a multi-level optical signal from a multi-level electric signal based on a bias signal, the optical signal transmission apparatus determines a correspondence relationship between the bias signal and the optical signal. The optical signal transmission apparatus adjusts a use range of intensities of the bias signal based on the determined correspondence relationship so that the E/O converter may linearly operate.

Optical signal transmission apparatus for generating multi-level optical signal and method performed by the same

An optical transmitting module includes: light sources configured to output optical signals, an optical multiplexer configured to multiplex the optical signals output from the light sources, a collimating lens configured to convert an optical signal output from the optical multiplexer to a form of parallel beam, a package inside which the light sources, the optical multiplexer, and the collimating lens are provided, and an optical isolator disposed on one inner surface of the package, in which the optical signals output from the light sources are multiplexed into a single optical signal through the optical multiplexer disposed inside the package, and the single optical signal passes through the collimating lens and is then optically coupled to an optical fiber stub in a receptacle through a focusing lens disposed outside the package to be output externally.

Optical transmitting module

An optical multiplexer including an optical waveguide block including a plurality of waveguides for adjusting an optical path of the plurality of optical signals. Optical signals generated in light sources having different wavelengths are input to ports of one side that is an input end of the optical waveguide block, propagated through waveguides connected to the ports, and output to ports of another side that is an output end of the optical wavelength block. Intervals between the waveguides decrease in a direction from the input end to the output end. Intervals between the ports of the input end are smaller than intervals between the ports of the output end. The optical waveguide block has a structure in which at least one layer having at least one waveguide is laminated.

Optical multiplexer for multiplexing optical signals using optical waveguide block including laminated layers

An optical receiver includes: an optical demultiplexer to demultiplex an optical signal in which a plurality of wavelengths is multiplexed and divide the optical signal into optical signals corresponding to the plurality of wavelengths, respectively; a reflector to change a progress direction of the divided optical signals; an optical coupling lens including, in an array form, light transmission lenses through which the divided optical signals are transmitted, respectively; a plurality of photodetectors to mount on a photodiode (PD) substrate provided on the optical coupling lens, receive the divided optical signals that are transmitted through the light transmission lenses of the optical coupling lens, respectively, and convert the received optical signals to electrical signals; and a plurality of trans impedance amplifiers provided at desired intervals to electrically connect to the plurality of photodetectors through wire bonding and amplify the received plurality of electrical signals to be a desired magnitude.

Optical receiver with optical demultiplexer

An optical transmission method includes outputting a first light based on a first electronic signal, outputting a second light based on a second electronic signal, and polarizing and combining the first light and the second light, and outputting the polarized and combined first and second lights to an optical fiber.

Optical transmission method and apparatus

Provided is a device and method for detecting an optical signal. The optical signal detecting device may include an optical de-multiplexer configured to de-multiplex an input optical signal to optical signals of different wavelengths; an optical coupling lens configured to allow the optical signals of different wavelengths to be incident; an optical signal reflector configured to reflect the optical signals of different wavelengths emitted from the optical couple lens; and an optical detector configured to detect the reflected optical signals of different wavelengths.

Device and method for detecting optical signal

An optical signal detecting apparatus and method. The optical signal detecting apparatus includes an optical demultiplexer configured to demultiplex an input optical signal into a first optical signal having a first band wavelength and a second optical signal having a second band wavelength, a first optical detector configured to detect the first optical signal, and a second optical detector configured to detect the second optical signal, and the optical demultiplexer, the first optical detector, and the second optical detector may be provided in a TO-CAN package.

Apparatus and method for detecting optical signal

A multi-wavelength optical signal receiving apparatus receives a multi-wavelength optical signal, demultiplexes the received optical signal to convert into an electric signal. The multi-wavelength optical signal receiving apparatus includes a demultiplexing part including a demultiplexer configured to divide the received multi-wavelength optical signal into a plurality of optical signals by wavelength, a photoelectric conversion part to convert the optical signals into electric signals and amplify the electric signals, and at least one lower securing plate configured to couple the parts by an active alignment method. Accordingly, an additional polishing or coating process is not required, which simplifies the manufacturing process, and it is possible to manufacture the apparatus in blocks, thereby increasing mass-productivity.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Sae-Kyoung Kang