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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical module includes: a housing having a first face and a second face parallel to the first face; a first block fixed to the first face of the housing by a first adhesive; an integrated circuit (IC) fixed to the first block by a second adhesive having a thickness larger than a thickness of the first adhesive; a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) fixed to the second face of the housing; an optical circuit element fixed to the TEC; and an interconnection board mounted on the IC and the optical circuit element, the interconnection board being configured to electrically couple the IC to the optical circuit element. The first block is sandwiched between the housing and the IC. The TEC is sandwiched between the housing and the optical circuit element.