Methods and systems for microelectronic packaging
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a substrate;
an optical waveguide structure comprising;
an optical waveguide formed upon a substrate;
a first suspended optical waveguide section coupled at a first end to the optical waveguide and at a second distal end to a first end of a non-suspended optical waveguide section;
the non-suspended optical waveguide section disposed upon an arm of a first microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) micro-positioner; and
a second suspended waveguide coupled at a first end to a second distal end of the non-suspended optical waveguide section;
the first MEMS micro-positioner comprising a first portion for providing motion of the arm coupled to a first end of the arm;
whereinthe optical waveguide structure is continuous from the first suspended optical waveguide section to the second suspended optical waveguide section.
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Abstract
Hybrid optical integration places very strict manufacturing tolerances and performance requirements upon the multiple elements to exploit passive alignment techniques as well as having additional processing requirements. Alternatively, active alignment and soldering/fixing where feasible is also complex and time consuming with 3, 4, or 6-axis control of each element. However, microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems can sense, control, and activate mechanical processes on the micro scale. Beneficially, therefore the inventors combine silicon MEMS based micro-actuators with silicon CMOS control and drive circuits in order to provide alignment of elements within a silicon optical circuit either with respect to each other or with other optical elements hybridly integrated such as compound semiconductor elements. Such inventive MEMS based circuits may be either maintained as active during deployment or powered off once the alignment has been “locked” through an attachment/retention/latching process.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a substrate; an optical waveguide structure comprising; an optical waveguide formed upon a substrate; a first suspended optical waveguide section coupled at a first end to the optical waveguide and at a second distal end to a first end of a non-suspended optical waveguide section; the non-suspended optical waveguide section disposed upon an arm of a first microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) micro-positioner; and a second suspended waveguide coupled at a first end to a second distal end of the non-suspended optical waveguide section; the first MEMS micro-positioner comprising a first portion for providing motion of the arm coupled to a first end of the arm;
whereinthe optical waveguide structure is continuous from the first suspended optical waveguide section to the second suspended optical waveguide section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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