Optical module and associated methods
First Claim
1. An optical module, comprising:
- a housing;
a laser light supply system disposed within the housing, the laser light supply system having a laser output optical port;
a chip disposed within the housing, the chip having a laser input optical port and a transmit data optical port and a receive data optical port;
a link-fiber interface exposed at an exterior surface of the housing, the link-fiber interface including a transmit data connector and a receive data connector;
a polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the laser output optical port and the laser input optical port of the chip;
a first non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the transmit data optical port of the chip and the transmit data connector of the link-fiber interface; and
a second non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the receive data optical port of the chip and the receive data connector of the link-fiber interface;
a chip connector attached to the chip, the chip connector having one or more angled light turning elements, at least one of the one or more angled turning elements configured and positioned to re-direct light from the polarization-maintaining optical fiber into the laser input optical port of the chip, at least one of the one or more angled turning elements configured and positioned to re-direct light from the transmit data optical port of the chip into the first non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber, at least one of the one or more angled turning elements configured and positioned to re-direct light from the second non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber into the receive data optical port of the chip.
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Abstract
An optical module includes a laser light supply system and a chip disposed within a housing. The chip includes a laser input optical port and a transmit data optical port and a receive data optical port. The optical module includes a link-fiber interface exposed at an exterior surface of the housing. The link-fiber interface includes a transmit data connector and a receive data connector. The optical module includes a polarization-maintaining optical fiber connected between a laser output optical port of the laser light supply system and the laser input optical port of the chip. The optical module includes a first non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber connected between the transmit data optical port of the chip and the transmit data connector of the link-fiber interface. The optical module includes a second non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber connected between the receive data optical port of the chip and the receive data connector of the link-fiber interface.
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24 Claims
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1. An optical module, comprising:
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a housing; a laser light supply system disposed within the housing, the laser light supply system having a laser output optical port; a chip disposed within the housing, the chip having a laser input optical port and a transmit data optical port and a receive data optical port; a link-fiber interface exposed at an exterior surface of the housing, the link-fiber interface including a transmit data connector and a receive data connector; a polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the laser output optical port and the laser input optical port of the chip; a first non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the transmit data optical port of the chip and the transmit data connector of the link-fiber interface; and a second non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the receive data optical port of the chip and the receive data connector of the link-fiber interface; a chip connector attached to the chip, the chip connector having one or more angled light turning elements, at least one of the one or more angled turning elements configured and positioned to re-direct light from the polarization-maintaining optical fiber into the laser input optical port of the chip, at least one of the one or more angled turning elements configured and positioned to re-direct light from the transmit data optical port of the chip into the first non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber, at least one of the one or more angled turning elements configured and positioned to re-direct light from the second non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber into the receive data optical port of the chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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6. An optical module, comprising:
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a housing; a laser light supply system disposed within the housing, the laser light supply system having a laser output optical port; a chip disposed within the housing, the chip having a laser input optical port and a transmit data optical port and a receive data optical port; a link-fiber interface exposed at an exterior surface of the housing, the link-fiber interface including a transmit data connector and a receive data connector; a polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the laser output optical port and the laser input optical port of the chip; a first non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the transmit data optical port of the chip and the transmit data connector of the link-fiber interface; and a second non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber optically connected between the receive data optical port of the chip and the receive data connector of the link-fiber interface, wherein the chip is one of multiple chips within the optical module, each of the multiple chips including multiple laser input optical ports, each of the multiple chips including multiple transmit data optical ports such that a given chip has a separate transmit data optical port for each of the multiple laser input optical ports of the given chip, each of the multiple chips including multiple receive data optical ports such that a given chip has a separate receive data optical port for each of the multiple laser input optical ports of the given chip, wherein the laser light supply system includes a separate laser output optical port for each of the laser input optical ports of the multiple chips, wherein the link-fiber interface includes a separate transmit data connector for each transmit data optical port of the multiple chips, wherein the link-fiber interface includes a separate receive data connector for each receive data optical port of the multiple chips, wherein each laser output optical port is optically connected to a corresponding one of the laser input optical ports of the multiple chips through a separate polarization-maintaining optical fiber, wherein each transmit data optical port of the multiple chips is connected to a corresponding transmit data connector of the link-fiber interface through a separate non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber, and wherein each receive data optical port of the multiple chips is connected to a corresponding receive data connector of the link-fiber interface through a separate non-polarization-maintaining optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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