Optical module and method for assembling the same
First Claim
1. An optical module, comprising:
- a first optical fiber;
a first lens, optically coupled with the first optical fiber, for receiving an incident light from the first optical fiber and converting the incident light into a parallel light;
an optical device for receiving the parallel light and performing predetermined optical processing on the parallel light;
a second lens for receiving a transmitted parallel light from the optical device and converging the transmitted parallel light to produce an outgoing light; and
a second optical fiber, optically coupled with the second lens, for receiving the outgoing light;
wherein an optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the second lens are substantially coincident with each other, and an optical axis of the first optical fiber and an optical axis of the second optical fiber are substantially parallel with each other and substantially parallel to the optical axes of the first and the second lenses.
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Abstract
An optical module which satisfies a required insertion loss and can be easily assembled with high productivity. The optical module includes first optical fiber, a first lens, an optical device, a second lens, and second optical fiber. The first lens receives an incident light from the first optical fiber and converts the incident light into a parallel light. The optical device receives the parallel light and performs predetermined optical processing on the parallel light. The second lens receives a transmitted parallel light from the optical device and converge the transmitted parallel light to produce an outgoing light. The second optical fiber receives the outgoing light. An optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the second lens are substantially coincident with each other. An optical axis of the first optical fiber and an optical axis of the second optical fiber are substantially parallel with each other and substantially parallel to the optical axes of the first and the second lenses.
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30 Claims
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1. An optical module, comprising:
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a first optical fiber;
a first lens, optically coupled with the first optical fiber, for receiving an incident light from the first optical fiber and converting the incident light into a parallel light;
an optical device for receiving the parallel light and performing predetermined optical processing on the parallel light;
a second lens for receiving a transmitted parallel light from the optical device and converging the transmitted parallel light to produce an outgoing light; and
a second optical fiber, optically coupled with the second lens, for receiving the outgoing light;
wherein an optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the second lens are substantially coincident with each other, and an optical axis of the first optical fiber and an optical axis of the second optical fiber are substantially parallel with each other and substantially parallel to the optical axes of the first and the second lenses. - 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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21. A method for assembling an optical module, the optical module comprising:
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a first optical fiber;
a first lens, optically coupled with the first optical fiber, for receiving an incident light from the first optical fiber and converting the incident light into a parallel light;
an optical device for receiving the parallel light and performing predetermined optical processing on the parallel light;
a second lens for receiving a transmitted parallel light from the optical device and converging the transmitted parallel light to produce an outgoing light; and
a second optical fiber, optically coupled with the second lens, for receiving the outgoing light;
the method comprising the steps of;
making an optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the second lens coincide with each other;
securing the optical device to a predetermined position between the first and the second lenses;
securing the first and the second lenses so that a distance between a center of a light emitting face of the first lens and a center of a light receiving face of the second lens opposed to the first lens becomes a predetermined value;
arranging the first and the second optical fibers in parallel with optical axes of the first and the second lenses;
introducing a light having a predetermined wavelength and transmitting through the optical device into the first lens from the first optical fiber;
adjusting at least either of a relative position between the first optical fiber and the first lens and a relative position between the second optical fiber and the second lens in the same direction as an optical axis of the lens and in two directions perpendicular to the optical axis thereof so that a light amount which enters the second optical fiber becomes larger than a predetermined value; and
securing a whole optical module by keeping the adjusted conditions. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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22. A method for assembling an optical module, the optical module comprising:
- a first optical fiber;
a first lens, optically coupled with the first optical fiber, for receiving an incident light from the first optical fiber and converting the incident light into a parallel light;
an optical device, for receiving the parallel light and performing predetermined optical processing on the parallel light;
a third optical fiber, optically coupled with the first lens, and having an axis in parallel with the optical axis of the first optical fiber and separated as much as a predetermined distance;
a second lens, for receiving a transmitted parallel light from the optical device and converging the transmitted parallel light to produce an outgoing light; and
a second optical fiber, optically coupled with the second lens, for receiving the outgoing light;
wherein the first lens converges the parallel light reflected by the optical device, produces a reflected outgoing light, and provides the reflected outgoing light to the third optical fiber, the method comprising the steps of;
making an optical axis of a first lens and an optical axis of a second lens substantially coincident with each other;
securing the optical device to a predetermined position between the first and the second lenses;
securing the first and the second lenses so that a distance between a center of a light emitting face of the first lens and a center of a light receiving surface of the second lens opposed to the first lens becomes a predetermined value;
arranging the first and the second optical fibers in parallel with optical axes of the first and the second lenses;
introducing a light having a predetermined wavelength reflected by the optical device and a light having a predetermined wavelength transmitting through the optical device separately or concurrently into the first lens from the first optical fiber;
adjusting a relative position between the first optical fiber and the first lens in the same direction as an optical axis of the lens and in two directions perpendicular to the optical axis thereof so that a light amount which enters the third optical fiber becomes larger than a predetermined value;
adjusting a relative position between the second optical fiber and the second lens in the same direction as an optical axis of the lens and in two vertical directions to the optical axis thereof so that a light amount which enters the second optical fiber becomes larger than a predetermined value; and
securing a whole optical module keeping the adjusted conditions.
- a first optical fiber;
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24. A method for assembling an optical module, the optical module comprising:
- a first optical fiber;
a first lens, optically coupled with the first optical fiber, for receiving an incident light from the first optical fiber and converting the incident light into a parallel light;
an optical device, for receiving the parallel light and performing predetermined optical processing on the parallel light;
a third optical fiber, optically coupled with the first lens, and having an axis in parallel with the optical axis of the first optical fiber and separated as much as a predetermined distance;
a second lens, for receiving a transmitted parallel light from the optical device and converging the transmitted parallel light to produce an outgoing light; and
a second optical fiber, optically coupled with the second lens, for receiving the outgoing light;
wherein the first lens has a focal point with a focal distance f, converges the parallel light reflected by the optical device, produce a reflected outgoing light, and provides the reflected outgoing light to the third optical fiber, the method comprising the steps of;
arranging the first lens and the second lens so that an optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the second lens are substantially coincident with each other;
arranging the optical device at a predetermined position between the first lens and the second lens so that a displacement amount from a focal point of the first lens is within ±
25% of a focal length of the first lens;
coupling the first and the third optical fibers with the first lens so that each of a vertical oblique angle θ
x and a horizontal oblique angle θ
y with respect to the optical axis of the first lens is within 0.2 degrees; and
coupling the second optical fiber with the second lens so that each of a vertical oblique angle θ
x and a horizontal oblique angle θ
y with respect to the optical axis of the second lens is within 0.2 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- a first optical fiber;
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