RECEIVER OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF

• US 20200132950A1
• Filed: 10/28/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innolight Technology Corporation (Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Innolight Technology Corporation (Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Long, YU, Dengqun, SUN, Yuzhou
• Granted Patent: US 11,119,286 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4204 the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms encapsulated active devices H01S5/02208, H01L33/52
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4214 the intermediate optical element having redirecting reflective means, e.g. mirrors, prisms for deflecting the radiation from horizontal to down- or upward direction toward a device G02B6/4246 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4215 the intermediate optical elements being wavelength selective optical elements, e.g. variable wavelength optical modules or wavelength lockers G02B6/4246 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4244 Mounting of the optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4245 Mounting of the opto-electronic elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4246 Bidirectionally operating package structures
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/428 containing printed circuit boards [PCB]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4286 Optical modules with optical power monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/43 Arrangements comprising a plurality of opto-electronic elements and associated optical interconnections

Abstract

A receiver optical assembly includes: an optical platform, a receiver optical port and a wavelength division multiplexer being arranged along an optical path on the optical platform; a circuit board, a photodetector array being disposed on the circuit board; a mounting block, a focusing lens and an optical path shifter being disposed on t the mounting block, the mounting block being fixed on the circuit board, and the optical path shifter being placed above the photodetector array. Incident light containing a multi-channel optical signal enters through the receiver optical port, and the wavelength division multiplexer divides the incident light into a plurality of single-channel optical signal beams. The single-channel optical signal beams are coupled to photodetectors on the photodetector array after passing through the focusing lens and the optical path shifter on the mounting block.

Claims

1. A receiver optical assembly, comprising:

an optical platform, a receiver optical port and a wavelength division multiplexer being arranged along an optical path on the optical platform;

a circuit board, a photodetector array being disposed on the circuit board; and

a mounting block, a focusing lens and an optical path shifter being disposed on the mounting block, the mounting block being fixed on the circuit board, and the optical path shifter being placed above the photodetector array,

wherein incident light containing a multi-channel optical signal enters through the receiver optical port, the wavelength division multiplexer divides the incident light into a plurality of single-channel optical signal beams, and the single-channel optical signal beams are coupled to photodetectors on the photodetector array after passing through the focusing lens and the optical path shifter on the mounting block.

2. The receiver optical assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting block comprises a supporting portion, the mounting block being fixed on the circuit board by means of the supporting portion.

3. The receiver optical assembly of claim 2, wherein the focusing lens and the optical path shifter are formed as an integrated structure.

4. The receiver optical assembly of claim 2, wherein the mounting block comprises a lens slot and a reflection slot, the focusing lens being disposed in the lens slot and the optical path shifter being disposed in the reflection slot.

5. The receiver optical assembly of claim 2, wherein the focusing lens, optical path shifter, and the mounting block are formed as an integrated structure.

6. The receiver optical assembly of claim 1, wherein a focal reducing lens array is disposed above the photodetector array, focal reducing lenses of the focal reducing lens array having a one-to-one correspondence with photodetectors of the photodetector array, and the focal length of each focal reducing lens being less than the focal length of the focusing lens.

7. The receiver optical assembly of claim 6, wherein the focusing lens comprises a plurality of coupling lenses that are each positioned along the optical path of its respective single-channel optical signal beam.

8. An assembly method for a receiver optical assembly, comprising:

installing a receiver optical port and a wavelength division multiplexer on an optical platform to form a first assembly;

installing a photodetector array on a circuit board to form a second assembly;

installing a focusing lens and an optical path shifter on a mounting block to form a third assembly;

installing the first assembly and second assembly inside a housing;

covering the photodetector array with the third assembly and adjusting the position of the third assembly so that an optical signal outputted from the wavelength division multiplexer is coupled to the photodetector array; and

fixing the third assembly on the circuit board.

9. The assembly method of claim 8, wherein the installing a photodetector array on a circuit board to form a second assembly further comprises:

installing a focal reducing lens array above the photodetector array, focal reducing lenses of the focal reducing lens array having a one-to-one correspondence with photodetectors of the photodetector array, and the focal length of each focal reducing lens being less than the focal length of the focusing lens.

10. The assembly method of claim 8, wherein the fixing of the third assembly on the circuit board comprises connecting the circuit board to the mounting block of the third assembly by means of glue.