Optical transmission apparatus

• US 8,121,443 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Issued: 02/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Okada, Junji, Ishii, Ryoji, Kojima, Tomoaki, Sakai, Kazuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): CONNELLY, MICHELLE R
• Application Number:
  US12/390,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20100104239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 385/14
• 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: H01L 2224/05554 being square
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48137 the bodies being arranged next to each other, e.g. on a common substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/49171 Fan-out arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details

Abstract

An optical transmission apparatus includes an optical element that has at least one of a light emitting part and a light receiving part on a surface opposed to a mounting surface of the optical element, an optical waveguide that is made of a polymer material, and has an optical path deflecting part in a through hole or an opening, wherein the optical path deflecting part deflects an optical path of the optical with respect to the at least one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical element, and a substrate that has a mounting region on which the mounting surface of the optical element is mounted, and a plurality of waveguide holding parts, each holding the optical waveguide so that the optical path deflecting part of the optical waveguide is arranged opposite to the at least one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical element.

Claims

1. An optical transmission apparatus comprising:

an optical element that has at least one of a light emitting part and a light receiving part on a surface opposed to a mounting surface of the optical element;

an optical waveguide that is made of a polymer material, and has an optical path deflecting part in a through hole or an opening, wherein the optical path deflecting part deflects a one-way optical path of the optical waveguide with respect to the at least one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical element; and

a substrate that has a first side wall, a second side wall, a mounting region on which the mounting surface of the optical element is mounted, and a plurality of waveguide holding parts formed integrally with the substrate, each waveguide holding part holding the optical waveguide so that the optical path deflecting part of the optical waveguide is arranged opposite to the at least one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical element;

the optical waveguide being formed so that a width of the optical waveguide in a direction orthogonal to the optical path of the optical waveguide extends to the first side wall and the second side wall;

the plurality of the waveguide holding parts being arranged along the optical path inside the optical waveguide so as to pass across the optical path deflecting part, a part of the optical waveguide which is not used for an optical transmission being extended from the optical path deflecting part, and a distal end portion of the part of the optical waveguide being held by one of the plurality of the waveguide holding parts.

2. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical element has a plurality of light emitting parts and light receiving parts for a plurality of optical transmissions, and the optical waveguide has a plurality of cores corresponding to a total number of the plurality of the light emitting parts and the light receiving parts.

3. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cover that is arranged on the optical waveguide and that covers the through hole.

4. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical waveguide covers the mounting region to prevent a dust from entering in the mounting surface of the optical element.

5. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the optical waveguide has a window which opens in a wiring region of a bonding wire connected to at least one of the optical element and an electronic component which are mounted on the mounting region.

6. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the optical waveguide has a cover which covers the window.

7. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical path deflecting part has an inclined surface at an optical transmission side of the through hole or the opening, and the inclined surface is a mirror surface.

8. The optical transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the through hole of the optical path deflecting part is filled with resin.