Receptacle for connecting parallel fiber optic cables to a multichip module
First Claim
1. A receptacle for a fiber optic cable connector having a plurality of optical fibers, said receptacle comprising:
- a connector receiving body having a recess therein for receiving said fiber optic cable connector, said body also having at least one alignment means disposed within said recess;
a plurality of internal optical fibers disposed within said receiving body so as to extend from the bottom of said recess to provide external connectivity, said internal optical fibers being disposed so as to align with the optical fibers in said connector; and
a jacket disposed around at least a portion of said receiving body so as not to preclude access to said recess or to interfere with said plurality of internal optical fibers, said conductive jacket having a thermal expansion joint therein.
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Abstract
A fiber optic receptacle for connecting standard fiber optic cable plug connectors with a multi-chip circuit module includes a surrounding non-insulative jacket having a thermal expansion joint. The jacket is preferably disposed in a recess along the edge of the multi-chip module substrate and is affixed thereto by means of solder ball technology so as to provide alignment and connection to grounding conductors. Internal fiber optic cables extend from the bottom of a recess in a receiving body which is surrounded by the non-insulative jacket. These internal optical fibers are coupled to fiber optic cables in an external plug connector with photonic receptors being present on selected circuit chips disposed on the multi-chip module structure. The connector structure solves problems of alignment, manufacturability, thermal expansion, bandwidth and compatibility in addition to problems associated with the dissipation of accumulated static charge.
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20 Claims
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1. A receptacle for a fiber optic cable connector having a plurality of optical fibers, said receptacle comprising:
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a connector receiving body having a recess therein for receiving said fiber optic cable connector, said body also having at least one alignment means disposed within said recess; a plurality of internal optical fibers disposed within said receiving body so as to extend from the bottom of said recess to provide external connectivity, said internal optical fibers being disposed so as to align with the optical fibers in said connector; and a jacket disposed around at least a portion of said receiving body so as not to preclude access to said recess or to interfere with said plurality of internal optical fibers, said conductive jacket having a thermal expansion joint therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic component assembly capable of exterior connection to a fiber optic cable connector, said electronic component assembly comprising:
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an insulative substrate having at least one integrated circuit chip disposed thereon together with electrical conductors for the external electrical connection of said chip, said at least one chip having means disposed thereon for external optical communication; a recess disposed at an edge of said substrate; a jacket disposed within said recess in said substrate, said jacket having a thermal expansion joint therein; a connector receiving body having a recess therein for receipt of said fiber optic cable connector, said connector receiving body being at least partially surrounded by said jacket; and fiber optic cables extending from the bottom of said recess in said receiving body to at least one of said external optical communication means on at least one chip. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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