WO2013183272A1 - 光レセプタクルおよびこれを備えた光モジュール - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical receptacle and an optical module including the same.
- the present invention relates to an optical receptacle suitable for optically coupling a light emitting element and an optical transmission body, and an optical module including the same.
- an optical module including a light emitting element such as a surface emitting laser has been used for optical communication using an optical fiber.
- a light emitting element such as a surface emitting laser (for example, VCSEL, Vertical, Surface, Emitting, Laser)
- VCSEL Vertical, Surface, Emitting, Laser
- optical module uses optical module parts called optical receptacles.
- This optical receptacle is used for optical transmission through an optical fiber by coupling light including communication information emitted from a light emitting element to an end face of the optical fiber.
- Patent Document 1 proposes an invention of an optical module provided with a lens array which is an embodiment of an optical receptacle as an invention made by the present inventor.
- the laser light emitted from the light emitting element is first incident on the first lens surface, then reflected toward the optical fiber side by the reflecting surface, and then the lens array body.
- the reflection / transmission layer disposed in the recess the coupling light directed to the optical fiber and the monitor light are separated.
- the combined light is emitted from the second lens surface toward the end surface of the optical fiber after sequentially passing through the prism and filler disposed in the recess and the lens array body.
- the monitor light is emitted from the third lens surface toward the light receiving element after passing through the lens array body.
- Patent Document 1 it is possible to easily and reliably acquire monitor light while appropriately securing the optical path of the combined light by utilizing reflection and transmission in the reflection / transmission layer.
- the present inventor has made the present invention by conducting earnest research to further improve the manufacturability and reliability in consideration of the advantages of the invention described in Patent Document 1.
- An object of the present invention is to manufacture each optical surface easily and with high accuracy compared to a case where a surface on which light of a light emitting element is incident and a surface on which monitor light is emitted and an output surface of combined light are manufactured integrally.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical receptacle capable of improving the manufacturability and reliability, and an optical module including the same, by suppressing the adhesion of foreign matters and the formation of scratches on the optical path.
- the present invention relates to the following optical receptacles and optical modules.
- a light emitting element a photoelectric conversion device having a light receiving element for receiving monitor light for monitoring light emitted from the light emitting element, and the light emitting element in a state of being disposed between an optical transmission body and An optical receptacle that can be optically coupled to the optical transmission body, the translucent optical block disposed facing the photoelectric conversion device, the optical block being included, and the photoelectric conversion
- a translucent optical housing that exposes the optical block on the photoelectric conversion device side by an opening toward the device side; and a translucent filler filled between the optical housing and the optical block.
- the optical block includes a photoelectric conversion device facing surface on which the light from the light emitting element is incident and the monitor light is emitted toward the light receiving element, and the photoelectric conversion device pair.
- the light-emitting element On the surface opposite to the surface, the light-emitting element that has been arranged so as to have a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device and incident on the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device arrived and reached
- the photoelectric conversion at a position on the reflection side of the light of the light-emitting element with respect to the reflection surface on a surface opposite to the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device on a reflection surface that reflects the light of the light-emitting element toward the optical transmission body side
- An inclined optical surface that is disposed so as to have a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the device-facing surface, and that the light of the light emitting element reflected by the reflecting surface reaches, and is disposed on the inclined optical surface, and the inclined optical surface
- the light transmitted from the light-emitting element that reaches the light is reflected as the monitor light with a predetermined reflectance toward the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device, and is transmitted as the combined light to be coupled to the optical transmission
- An optical block side fitting portion, and the optical housing is disposed on an inner wall surface of a housing side wall portion disposed to face the optical transmission body, and a coupled light incident surface on which the coupled light is incident, A coupled light exit surface disposed on an outer wall surface of the housing side wall, the coupled light incident on the coupled light incident surface arrives, and emits the reached coupled light toward the optical transmission body; and the optical An optical housing side fitting portion that is disposed at a position corresponding to the optical block side fitting portion in the housing top wall portion that shields the block from the opposite side of the photoelectric conversion device and fits with the optical block side fitting portion. And the filler is filled between the reflection / transmission layer and the combined light incident surface.
- the reflection surface is disposed so as to reflect light of the light emitting element in a direction parallel to an emission direction of the combined light on the combined light emission surface, and the combined light incident surface, the combined light emission surface,
- the optical block for arranging the optical path of the coupled light between the optical block and the optical path of the coupled light immediately after exiting the coupled light exit surface on the same straight line, the optical housing, and the refractive index of the filler
- the filler is made of an ultraviolet curable adhesive, and at least one of the optical block and the optical housing is formed using an ultraviolet light transmissive material, any one of [1] to [3]
- the reflection surface is a total reflection surface that allows light from the light emitting element to be incident at an incident angle larger than a critical angle and totally reflects the incident light from the light emitting element toward the inclined optical surface.
- the optical receptacle according to any one of [4].
- a first lens surface that allows the light of the light emitting element to enter the reflective surface is disposed at a position corresponding to the light emitting element on the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device, and the combined light emitting surface includes: A third lens surface that is a second lens surface and that emits the monitor light toward the light receiving element is disposed at a position corresponding to the light receiving element on the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device.
- a third lens surface that is a second lens surface and that emits the monitor light toward the light receiving element is disposed at a position corresponding to the light receiving element on the surface facing the photoelectric conversion device.
- An optical module comprising the optical receptacle according to any one of [1] to [6] and the photoelectric conversion device according to [1].
- the photoelectric conversion device facing surface where the light of the light emitting element is incident and the monitor light is emitted is formed in the optical block, and the combined light emitting surface from which the combined light is emitted is formed in the optical housing.
- the photoelectric conversion device facing surface and the combined light emitting surface can be formed easily and with high accuracy.
- the optical block and the optical housing can be combined easily and accurately by fitting with the fitting portion, it is possible to easily manufacture an optical receptacle in which dimensional accuracy is ensured.
- the reflecting surface of the optical block can be shielded by the optical housing, it is possible to suppress adhesion of foreign matters and formation of scratches on the reflecting surface. Thereby, the stability of the optical performance can be ensured, and high reliability can be obtained.
- a manufacturing error has occurred in the optical path length between the combined light incident surface and the combined light exit surface by ensuring the linearity of the optical path of the combined light after the combined light incident surface.
- the influence on the coupling efficiency to the optical transmission body can be eliminated.
- the optical path of the coupled light in which such linearity is ensured can be designed relatively simply by suitably selecting the light reflecting direction of the light emitting element on the reflecting surface.
- the light path of the light emitting element and the light path of the coupled light between the reflecting surface and the tilted optical surface are substantially the same, regardless of the angles of the tilted optical surface and the coupled light incident surface. Can be located on a line. For this reason, when a shift in the coupling position of the coupled light in the optical transmission body is confirmed during the product inspection, it is possible to reduce the number of places that require dimensional adjustment to eliminate this, and facilitate further manufacturing. It can contribute to the conversion.
- the first lens surface and the third lens surface are formed on the optical block, and the second lens surface is formed on the optical housing. Can be formed.
- each optical surface can be easily and highly accurately compared to the case where the light incident surface of the light emitting element and the monitor light exit surface are combined with the combined light exit surface.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of an optical module according to the present invention together with a longitudinal sectional view of a lens array as an optical receptacle according to the present invention.
- 1 is a perspective view of the optical block in the lens array shown in FIG.
- Right side view of optical block 1 is a perspective view of the optical housing in the lens array shown in FIG.
- Top view of optical housing Front view of optical housing Left side view of optical housing Bottom view of optical housing Schematic diagram showing a modification of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of the optical module 1 in the present embodiment together with a longitudinal sectional view of a lens array 2 as an optical receptacle in the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 to 5 show an optical block 3 described later in the lens array 2 shown in FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the optical block 3, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the optical block 3, FIG. 4 is a front view of the optical block 3, and FIG. 5 is a right side of the optical block 3 shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 6 to 10 show an optical housing 4 described later in the lens array 2 shown in FIG. 6 is an overhead perspective view of the optical housing 4,
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of the optical housing 4,
- FIG. 8 is a front view of the optical housing 4, and
- FIG. 9 is a left side view of the optical housing 4 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the optical housing 4 shown in FIG.
- the lens array 2 in the present embodiment is disposed between the photoelectric conversion device 7 and the optical fiber 8 as an optical transmission body.
- the photoelectric conversion device 7 is disposed below the lens array 2
- the optical fiber 8 is disposed on the left side of the lens array 2.
- the photoelectric conversion device 7 emits (emits) laser light La on a surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 on the lens array 2 side (upper surface in FIG. 1) in a direction perpendicular to the surface (upward in FIG. 1).
- the light emitting element 10 is included.
- These light emitting elements 10 constitute the VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser) described above.
- the light emitting elements 10 are arranged along the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1.
- the photoelectric conversion device 7 is a surface of the semiconductor substrate 9 on the lens array 2 side, and is output to the left side of each light emitting element 10 in FIG.
- the light-receiving elements 14 have the same number of light-receiving elements 14 as the light-emitting elements 10 that receive monitor light Lm for monitoring intensity and light quantity.
- the light receiving elements 14 are arranged in the same direction as the light emitting elements 10, and the positions in the alignment direction coincide with each other between the corresponding elements 10 and 14. That is, the light receiving elements 14 are arranged at the same pitch as the light emitting elements 10.
- the light receiving element 14 may be a photodetector. Further, as long as at least one light receiving element 14 is disposed, the same number as the light emitting element 10 is not necessarily disposed, and the number of light receiving elements 14 may be smaller than that of the light emitting element 10.
- the photoelectric conversion device 7 is connected to a control circuit that controls the output of the laser light La emitted from the light emitting element 10 based on the intensity and light quantity of the monitor light Lm received by the light receiving element 14.
- a photoelectric conversion device 7 is disposed to face the lens array 2 with the semiconductor substrate 9 in contact with the lens array 2, for example.
- the photoelectric conversion device 7 constitutes the optical module 1 together with the lens array 2 by being attached to the lens array 2 by a known fixing means (not shown) such as a clamp spring.
- each optical fiber 8 is, for example, a multimode optical fiber 8 having the same dimensions.
- a portion of each optical fiber 8 on the end face 8a side is held in a multi-core collective optical connector 15 such as an MT connector.
- Such an optical fiber 8 is, for example, in a state in which the end surface of the optical connector 15 on the lens array 2 side is in contact with the lens array 2 by a known fixing means (for example, a clamp spring) (not shown). Mounted on.
- the lens array 2 optically couples each light emitting element 10 and the end face 8a of each optical fiber 8 in a state of being arranged between the photoelectric conversion device 7 and the optical fiber 8 as described above.
- the lens array 2 includes a light-transmitting optical block 3 disposed to face the photoelectric conversion device 7 and a light-transmitting light that contains the optical block 3.
- Optical housing 4 and translucent filler 5 disposed between optical housing 4 and optical block 3.
- the optical housing 4 is configured such that the optical block 3 is exposed on the photoelectric conversion device 7 side through an opening 4 ⁇ / b> A directed to the photoelectric conversion device 7 side.
- the optical block 3 has an optical block body 17.
- the optical block body 17 is formed in a substantially hexagonal prism shape whose outer shape is formed by obliquely scraping a pair of corners sandwiching one surface of a rectangular parallelepiped.
- the upper end horizontal surface 17a, the upper end left inclined surface 17b, the upper end right inclined surface 17c, the lower end surface 17d, the left end surface 17e, the right end surface 17f, the front end surface 17g, and the rear end surface 17h A rough outline of the optical block body 17 is formed.
- the upper end horizontal surface 17a and the lower end surface 17d are parallel to each other, and the left and right end surfaces 17e and 17f and the front and rear end surfaces 17g and 17h are also parallel to each other. Further, the upper and lower horizontal surfaces 17a and 17d and the front, rear, left and right end surfaces 17e to 17h are perpendicular to each other.
- a substantially rectangular portion 17d ′ in plan view that occupies most of the center side in FIG. 3 is recessed above the peripheral portion 17d ′′ in FIG.
- the portion 17d ′ is a photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′ on which the laser light La is incident from the light emitting element 10 and the monitor light Lm is emitted toward the light receiving element 14.
- the incidence of the laser beam La on the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′ may be performed through the planar region of the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′. Means suitable for control are employed.
- Lens surface (convex lens surface) 11 is formed on the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′, in the vicinity of the right end portion in FIG. 1 to FIG.
- Lens surface (convex lens surface) 11 is formed.
- Each first lens surface 11 is formed so as to be aligned in a predetermined alignment direction corresponding to the light emitting element 10 (a vertical direction in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 and a vertical direction in FIG. 3).
- the first lens surfaces 11 are formed to have the same dimensions as each other and are formed at the same pitch as the light emitting elements 10.
- the first lens surfaces 11 that are adjacent to each other in the alignment direction may be formed such that their peripheral ends are in contact with each other. As shown in FIG.
- the optical axis OA (1) on each first lens surface 11 is the center of the laser light La emitted from each light emitting element 10 corresponding to each first lens surface 11 respectively. It is desirable to match the axis.
- the optical axis OA (1) on each first lens surface 11 is more preferably perpendicular to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d '.
- each first lens surface 11 converges (refracts) the laser light La (light beam having a predetermined divergence angle) from each incident light emitting element 10 and advances it into the optical block body 17.
- Each first lens surface 11 may collimate the incident laser light La from each light emitting element 10, or converge it to a state in which the beam diameter gradually increases in the traveling direction (the collimating state). It may be made to converge more weakly than the case.
- a suitable mode may be selected by selecting the power of the first lens surface 11, the aspheric coefficient, and the like.
- the laser beam La is converged weaker than the case where the laser beam La is collimated on the first lens surface 11, adhesion of foreign matter or formation of scratches occurs on the second lens surface 12 (see FIG. 1) described later.
- the area occupation ratio of the foreign matter / scratch to the light spot on the second lens surface 12 can be reduced.
- the influence of foreign matter / scratches on the coupling efficiency can be effectively mitigated.
- the above-described upper right inclined surface 17c is arranged above the first lens surfaces 11 (that is, on the opposite side of the optical block body 17 from the first lens surfaces 11).
- This upper right inclined surface 17c constitutes a part of the surface opposite to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d '.
- a reflection surface 18 is formed on the upper right inclined surface 17c.
- the reflection surface 18 is an inclined surface having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d 'that goes to the left as it goes upward.
- the inclination angle may be 45 ° clockwise in FIG. 1 with respect to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′ as a reference (0 °).
- the laser light La from each light emitting element 10 after being incident on each first lens surface 11 is incident (arrives) on the reflecting surface 18 from below in FIG.
- the reflecting surface 18 reflects the incident laser light La from each light emitting element 10 toward the left in FIG.
- the reflection direction of the laser beam La on the reflection surface 18 is parallel to the emission direction of the fiber coupling light Lc (see FIG. 1) on the second lens surface 12 described later.
- Such a reflective surface 18 may be constituted only by the upper right inclined surface 17c, or may be constituted by coating a reflective film made of Au, Ag, Al or the like on the upper right inclined surface 17c.
- the reflection of the laser light La on the reflecting surface 18 is total reflection.
- the incident angle of the laser light La with respect to the reflecting surface 18 is larger than the critical angle corresponding to the refractive index of the optical block body 17 corresponding to the wavelength of the laser light La.
- the upper left inclined surface 17b described above is disposed at the left position in FIGS. 1 and 4 that is on the reflection direction side of the laser beam La with respect to the reflection surface 18 as described above.
- the upper left inclined surface 17b constitutes a part of the surface opposite to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′.
- the upper left inclined surface 17b is the inclined optical surface 17b in the present invention.
- the inclined optical surface 17b is an inclined surface having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d 'that goes rightward as it goes upward.
- This inclination angle may be 45 ° counterclockwise in FIG. 1 with respect to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′ as a reference (0 °).
- the laser light La from each light emitting element 10 that has traveled inside the optical block body 17 after being reflected by the reflecting surface 18 is incident (arrives) on the inclined optical surface 17 b from the right side. )
- This reflection / transmission layer 20 is formed by alternately laminating a single layer film made of a single metal such as Ni, Cr or Al or a plurality of dielectrics (for example, TiO 2 and SiO 2 ) having different dielectric constants.
- the obtained dielectric multilayer film may be formed by coating on the inclined optical surface 17b.
- a known coating technique such as Inconel vapor deposition can be used for coating.
- the reflection / transmission layer 20 can be formed to an extremely thin thickness of, for example, 1 ⁇ m or less.
- the laser light La from each light emitting element 10 incident on the inclined optical surface 17b is immediately incident on the reflection / transmission layer 20 as described above.
- the reflection / transmission layer 20 directs the incident laser light La from each light emitting element 10 to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′ (downward) as monitor light Lm with a predetermined reflectance as shown in FIG. And is transmitted to the optical fiber 8 side (left side) as fiber coupling light Lc to be coupled to the optical fiber 8 with a predetermined transmittance.
- the thickness of the reflection / transmission layer 20 is thin, the refraction of the laser light La transmitted through the reflection / transmission layer 20 can be ignored (considered as straight transmission).
- the material of the reflection / transmission layer 20 is within a limit in which the monitor light Lm having an amount of light considered sufficient for monitoring the output of the laser light La can be obtained. It is possible to set a desired value according to the thickness or the like. For example, when the reflection / transmission layer 20 is formed of the above-described single layer film, the reflection / transmission layer 20 has a reflectance of 20% and a transmittance of 60% (absorption rate of 20%), depending on the thickness. ). For example, when the reflection / transmission layer 20 is formed of the dielectric multilayer film described above, the reflection / transmission layer 20 has a reflectance of 10% and a transmittance of 90%, depending on the thickness and the number of layers. %.
- the monitor light Lm corresponding to each light emitting element 10 reflected by the reflection / transmission layer 20 in this way is emitted toward the respective light receiving elements 14 from the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′.
- the emission of the monitor light Lm from the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′ may be performed via the planar region of the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d ′.
- the diameter of the monitor light Lm is reduced.
- a suitable means is adopted by controlling the emission direction.
- each third lens surface 13 is formed to align in a predetermined alignment direction corresponding to the light receiving element 14, that is, in the same direction as the alignment direction of the first lens surface 11.
- the third lens surfaces 13 are formed to have the same dimensions as each other and are formed at the same pitch as the light receiving elements 14. Note that the third lens surfaces 13 that are adjacent to each other in the alignment direction may be formed such that their peripheral ends are in contact with each other.
- monitor light Lm corresponding to each third lens surface 13 is incident on each third lens surface 13 from the inside of the optical block body 17 as shown in FIG.
- Each third lens surface 13 converges the monitor light Lm corresponding to each incident light emitting element 10 and emits the light toward each light receiving element 14 corresponding to each third lens surface 13.
- optical block side fitting part In addition to the optical elements 11, 18, 17 b, 20, 13 arranged on the optical path of the optical block 3 as described above, the optical block 3 further includes means for supporting the assembly to the optical housing 4. Has been taken.
- a configuration other than the fitting pin 21 may be adopted as the optical block side fitting portion.
- a fitting hole bottomed hole
- the optical block side fitting portion as long as it does not interfere with the optical path between the reflecting surface 18 and the inclined optical surface 17b.
- the optical housing 4 is formed so that its outer shape is an inverted heel.
- a rough outer shape of the optical housing 4 is constituted by the top wall portion 41, the left side wall portion 42, the right side wall portion 43, the front side wall portion 44 and the rear side wall portion 45. Is done.
- the left and right side wall portions 42 and 43 are parallel to each other, and the front and rear side wall portions 44 and 45 are also parallel to each other. Further, the top wall portion 41 and the front, rear, left and right side wall portions 42 to 45 are perpendicular to each other.
- Such an optical housing 4 encloses the optical block 3 so as to surround (shield) the optical block 3 from above (opposite side of the photoelectric conversion device 7) and from all sides.
- the upper horizontal surface 17 a of the optical block body 17 is inscribed in the inner wall surface 41 a of the top wall portion 41 in a state in which the optical block 3 is included (assembled).
- the left end surface 17 e of the optical block body 17 is inscribed in the inner wall surface 42 a of the left side wall portion 42, and further, the optical block is placed in the inner wall surface 43 a of the right side wall portion 43.
- the right end surface 17f of the main body 17 is inscribed.
- the front end surface 17g of the optical block main body 17 is inscribed in the inner wall surface of the front side wall portion 44, and the rear end surface 17h of the optical block main body 17 is inscribed in the inner wall surface of the rear side wall portion 45. Also good. Furthermore, at this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower end surfaces of the side wall portions 42 to 45 may be positioned on the same plane as the peripheral edge portion 17d ′′ of the lower end surface 17d of the optical block body 17.
- Such a left side wall portion 42 of the optical housing 4 is disposed to face the optical fiber 8 as shown in FIG.
- the fiber coupling light Lc corresponding to each light emitting element 10 transmitted by the reflection / transmission layer 20 is incident on the coupling light incident surface 23 from the right side in FIG.
- the fiber coupled light Lc corresponding to each light emitting element 10 traveling in the left side wall portion 42 in this way reaches the outer wall surface 42b of the left side wall portion 42.
- the second lens surface 12 as a coupling light exit surface is disposed at the arrival position of the fiber coupling light Lc corresponding to each light emitting element 10 on the outer wall surface 42b.
- a portion 42b ′ having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view in a predetermined range on the center side is replaced with this portion 42b ′. It is recessed rightward in FIG. 1 with respect to the surrounding peripheral portion 42b ′′.
- the second lens surface 12 is formed on the recessed portion 42b ′.
- the second lens surface 12 is formed as a convex lens surface having the same number as the first lens surface 11 and a circular shape in plan view.
- the second lens surfaces 12 are formed so as to be aligned in the same direction as the alignment direction of the end surfaces 8 a of the optical fibers 8, that is, the alignment direction of the first lens surfaces 11. Further, the second lens surfaces 12 are formed to have the same dimensions as each other and are formed at the same pitch as the first lens surfaces 11. Note that the second lens surfaces 12 that are adjacent to each other in the alignment direction may be formed such that their peripheral ends are in contact with each other.
- each second lens surface 12 is preferably located coaxially with the central axis of the end surface 8a of each optical fiber 8 corresponding to each second lens surface 12.
- the optical axis OA (2) on each second lens surface 12 is more preferably perpendicular to the outer wall surface 42b of the left side wall portion 42.
- fiber coupling light Lc corresponding to each light emitting element 10 traveling inside the left side wall 42 is incident on each second lens surface 12 as described above.
- the central axis of the fiber coupled light Lc corresponding to each light emitting element 10 coincides with the optical axis OA (2) on each second lens surface 12. That is, in the present embodiment, the optical path of the fiber coupled light Lc between the coupled light incident surface 23 and the second lens surface 12 and the optical path of the fiber coupled light Lc immediately after emission from the second lens surface 12 (that is, The optical path of the fiber coupling light Lc after the coupling light incident surface 23 is disposed on the same straight line.
- Each second lens surface 12 converges the fiber coupling light Lc corresponding to each incident light emitting element 10 toward the end surface 8 a of each optical fiber 8 corresponding to each second lens surface 12. Let it emit.
- optical housing side fitting part In addition to the optical elements 23 and 12 arranged on the optical path of the optical housing 4 as described above, the optical housing 4 is provided with means for supporting the assembly of the optical block 3.
- each fitting is provided as an optical housing side fitting portion at a position corresponding to the pair of fitting pins 21 on the inner wall surface 41a of the top wall portion 41.
- a pair of round hole-like fitting holes 24 which are fitted with the mating pins 21 are recessed.
- the inner diameter of each fitting hole 24 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the fitting pin 21.
- Each fitting hole 24 is formed perpendicular to the inner wall surface 41 a of the top wall portion 41.
- a configuration other than the fitting hole 24 may be adopted as the fitting portion on the optical housing side, for example, a fitting pin may be adopted.
- optical housing 4 is provided on the peripheral portion 42b ′′ of the outer wall surface 42b of the left side wall portion 42 and on the central portion 42b.
- a pair of fiber positioning pins 26 are convexly provided on both outer positions in the alignment direction of the second lens surface 12 with respect to '.
- These fiber positioning pins 26 are used for positioning the optical fiber 8 by being inserted into a pair of fiber positioning holes (not shown) formed in the connector 15 when the optical fiber 8 is attached to the lens array 2.
- the fiber positioning holes are desirably round boss holes having the same dimensions so as to satisfy the dimensional accuracy in accordance with the standards for F12 type multi-core optical fiber connectors (IEC 61754-5, JIS C 5981).
- the filler 5 is filled with no gap between the reflection / transmission layer 20 and the coupling light incident surface 23, and the fiber between the reflection / transmission layer 20 and the coupling light incidence surface 23 is filled. An optical path of the combined light Lc is formed.
- the filler 5 is made of an adhesive, and stably adheres the optical block 3 to the optical housing 4.
- thermosetting adhesive in other words, a thermosetting resin
- ultraviolet curable adhesive in other words, an ultraviolet curable resin
- At least one of the optical block body 17 and the optical housing 4 is made of an ultraviolet transmissive material (for example, a resin material such as polycarbonate). If comprised in this way, when manufacturing the lens array 2 (when assembling
- an ultraviolet transmissive material for example, a resin material such as polycarbonate
- the optical paths of the fiber coupled light Lc after the coupled light incident surface 23 are arranged on the same straight line.
- Such linearity of the optical path is configured such that the reflection direction of the laser light La on the reflection surface 18 is parallel to the emission direction of the fiber coupling light Lc from the second lens surface 12 as described above.
- it is secured as follows.
- the refractive indexes of the optical block body 17, the optical housing 4, and the filler 5 are selected so that the refractive index difference between them is not more than a predetermined value.
- This predetermined value may be, for example, 0.01.
- the optical block body 17 is injection-molded using OKP4 (polycarbonate; Osaka Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.), and the optical housing 4 is similarly molded into OKP4 (polycarbonate; Osaka Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.).
- EA-F5503 ultraviolet light adhesive (ultraviolet curable resin); Osaka Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.
- EA-F5503 ultraviolet light adhesive (ultraviolet curable resin); Osaka Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.
- the refractive index (wavelength 850 nm) of the optical block body 17 is 1.590
- the refractive index (wavelength 850 nm) of the optical housing 4 is 1.590
- the refractive index (wavelength 850 nm) of the filler 5 is set. 1.596, and the difference in refractive index between each other can be made 0.01 or less.
- the optical path of the laser light La (Lc) after the reflecting surface 18 can be positioned on substantially the same straight line regardless of the angles of the inclined optical surface 17b and the combined light incident surface 23.
- the optical paths of the fiber coupled light Lc after the coupled light incident surface 23 can be arranged on the same straight line.
- the optical path design is facilitated by selecting the refractive index in this way.
- the number of locations that require dimensional adjustment to eliminate this is reduced (for example, reflection) It is also possible to adjust only the angle of the surface 18). As a result, it can also contribute to the further facilitation of manufacture.
- the optical path of the fiber coupled light Lc in which such linearity is ensured can be designed relatively easily by suitably selecting the reflection direction of the laser light La on the reflecting surface 18.
- each second lens is reflected by the reflection / transmission layer 20 on the inclined optical surface 17 b after the laser light La from each light emitting element 10 incident on each first lens surface 11 is reflected by the reflection surface 18.
- the monitor light Lm separated to the surface 12 side and each third lens surface 13 side and separated to the third lens surface 13 side can be emitted to the light receiving element 14 side by the third lens surface 13. Therefore, the monitor light Lm can be obtained reliably.
- the first lens surface 11 and the third lens surface 13 are formed on the optical block 3 side, and the second lens surface 12 is formed on the optical housing 4 side.
- each of the lens surfaces 11, 12, and 13 is simple and high. It can be formed with high accuracy.
- the individual lens surfaces 11, 12, and 13 are formed easily and with high accuracy as described above, and the optical block 3 and the optical housing 4 are simply and accurately fitted by the fitting pins 21 and the fitting holes 24. Can be combined well. For this reason, it is possible to easily manufacture the lens array 2 in which dimensional accuracy is ensured.
- the reflecting surface 18 of the optical block 3 can be shielded by the optical housing 4, it is possible to suppress the adhesion of foreign matters and the formation of scratches on the reflecting surface 18. As a result, the stability of the optical performance can be ensured, and as a result, high reliability can be obtained.
- the refractive index difference among the optical block main body 17, the optical housing 4 and the filler 5 is set to a predetermined value or less. Although configured, it is possible to ensure linearity of the optical path by means other than this.
- the combined light incident surface 23 is set.
- the linearity of the optical path of the subsequent fiber coupled light Lc can be ensured.
- FIG. 11 schematically shows an example of such a case.
- the direction of refraction at the coupling light incident surface 23 is determined based on the optical path of the laser light La between the reflecting surface 18 and the inclined optical surface 17b (that is, the emission direction of the fiber coupled light Lc from the second lens surface 12).
- the fiber after the coupling light incident surface 23 can be simply designed by arranging the optical axes OA (2) of the second lens surface 12 in the same straight line in front of the refracted light on the coupling light incident surface 23. The linearity of the optical path of the combined light Lc can be ensured.
- Such a configuration may be realized by configuring so as to satisfy the following expression, for example.
- N1 represents the refractive index of the optical block body 17
- N2 represents the refractive index of the filler 5
- N3 represents the refractive index of the optical housing 4.
- A is an angle of the inclined optical surface 17b with the reference line L extending in the vertical direction of FIG. 11 as a reference (0 °)
- B is an angle of the combined light incident surface 23 with the reference line L as a reference. is there.
- the reference line L may be perpendicular to the photoelectric conversion device facing surface 17d '.
- the optical path of the laser beam La between the reflecting surface 18 and the inclined optical surface 17b and the optical path of the fiber coupled light Lc after the coupled light incident surface 23 are both perpendicular to the reference line L. That is the first precondition.
- This first precondition is equivalent to the incident angle on the inclined optical surface 17b being A [°] and the refraction angle (outgoing angle) on the coupled light incident surface 23 being B [°]. It becomes an element that contributes to ease of design.
- the second precondition is that the refraction in the reflection / transmission layer 20 can be ignored because the reflection / transmission layer 20 is extremely thin.
- N satisfying such an equation is not other than N1 considering that A ⁇ 0 in the configuration of the present invention in which the monitor light Lm is reflected to the light receiving element 14 side. In this way, the refractive index of the reflective / transmissive layer 20 can be handled as N1.
- the third precondition is that the interface between the reflection / transmission layer 20 and the filler 5 is parallel to the inclined optical surface 17b.
- the third precondition is equivalent to an incident angle A at the interface between the reflection / transmission layer 20 and the filler 5 in consideration of the first precondition and the second precondition.
- ⁇ P1P2P3 and ⁇ P2P4P3 are assumed as two right-angled triangles that are similar to each other.
- the inner angle ⁇ P3P1P2 of ⁇ P1P2P3 is equal to B ⁇ A.
- the internal angle ⁇ P3P2P4 of ⁇ P2P4P3 is ⁇ i ⁇ t, considering that ⁇ P4P2P5 is equal to ⁇ t due to the complex angle relationship of the parallel lines. Since the internal angle ⁇ P3P1P2 and the internal angle ⁇ P3P2P4 are equal due to the similarity relationship, the following equation is clearly established between ⁇ t and ⁇ i.
- the left side BA is 0, the right side N3 is N1, and the right side B is A. Therefore, when both sides are divided by N2, the following equation is transformed.
- the present modification is not limited to such a simple example or the configuration shown in FIG.
- the restrictions on the refractive index imposed on the optical block body 17, the filler 5, and the optical housing 4 can be relaxed, so that the degree of freedom in material selection can be expanded.
- the lens array 2 has been described as an optical receptacle.
- a single lens surface 11, 12, 13, optical fiber 8, light emitting element 10, and light receiving element 14 may be provided.
- an optical transmission body other than the optical fiber 8 such as an optical waveguide may be applied.
- optical receptacle and the optical module according to the present invention are useful for optical communication using an optical fiber, for example.
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光電変換装置7は、半導体基板9におけるレンズアレイ2側の面(図1における上面)に、この面に対して垂直方向(図1における上方向)にレーザ光Laを出射(発光)する複数の発光素子10を有している。これらの発光素子10は、前述したVCSEL(垂直共振器面発光レーザ)を構成している。なお、図1において、各発光素子10は、図1における紙面垂直方向に沿って配列されている。また、光電変換装置7は、半導体基板9におけるレンズアレイ2側の面であって、各発光素子10に対する図1における左方位置に、各発光素子10からそれぞれ出射されたレーザ光Laの出力(例えば、強度や光量)をモニタするためのモニタ光Lmを受光する発光素子10と同数の複数の受光素子14を有している。なお、受光素子14は、発光素子10と同方向に配列されており、互いに対応する素子10,14同士の間で、整列方向における位置が互いに一致している。すなわち、受光素子14は、発光素子10と同一ピッチで配列されている。この受光素子14は、フォトディテクタであってもよい。また、受光素子14は、少なくとも1つ配置するのであれば、必ずしも発光素子10と同数配置しなくてもよく、発光素子10よりも数を少なくしてもよい。さらに、図示はしないが、光電変換装置7には、受光素子14によって受光されたモニタ光Lmの強度や光量に基づいて発光素子10から発光されるレーザ光Laの出力を制御する制御回路が接続されている。このような光電変換装置7は、例えば、半導体基板9をレンズアレイ2に当接させた状態で、レンズアレイ2に対して対向配置される。そして、この光電変換装置7は、例えば、クランプバネ等の不図示の公知の固定手段によってレンズアレイ2に取付けられることにより、レンズアレイ2とともに光モジュール1を構成する。
また、本実施形態における光ファイバ8は、発光素子10および受光素子14と同数配設されており、図1における紙面垂直方向に沿って発光素子10と同一ピッチで配列されている。各光ファイバ8は、互いに同寸法の例えばマルチモード方式の光ファイバ8である。各光ファイバ8の端面8a側の部位は、MTコネクタ等の多心一括型の光コネクタ15内に保持されている。このような光ファイバ8は、例えば、光コネクタ15におけるレンズアレイ2側の端面をレンズアレイ2に当接させた状態で、不図示の公知の固定手段(例えば、クランプバネ等)によってレンズアレイ2に取付けられる。
レンズアレイ2についてさらに詳述すると、図1に示すように、レンズアレイ2は、光電変換装置7に対向して配置された透光性の光学ブロック3と、この光学ブロック3を内包する透光性の光学ハウジング4と、この光学ハウジング4と光学ブロック3との間に配置された透光性の充填材5とによって構成されている。なお、図1に示すように、光学ハウジング4は、光電変換装置7側に向けた開口4Aによって光学ブロック3を光電変換装置7側において露出させるようになっている。
ここで、まず、光学ブロック3の詳細を説明すると、図1~図5に示すように、光学ブロック3は、光学ブロック本体17を有している。この光学ブロック本体17は、その外形が、直方体における1つの面を挟む一対の角部を斜めに削落したような略六角柱形状に形成されている。
このような光学ブロック本体17の下端面17dでは、図3における中央側の殆どの範囲を占める平面視略矩形状の部位17d’が、周縁部17d”よりも図1における上方に凹入された凹入平面に形成されている。この部位17d’は、発光素子10からのレーザ光Laの入射および受光素子14に向けたモニタ光Lmの出射が行われる光電変換装置対向面17d’である。
このような光電変換装置対向面17d’に対するレーザ光Laの入射は、光電変換装置対向面17d’の平面領域を介して行ってもよいが、本実施形態においては、レーザ光Laの光束径の制御により好適な手段を採用している。
このようにして各第1のレンズ面11に入射して光学ブロック本体17の内部に進入した各発光素子10からのレーザ光Laは、図1に示すように、光学ブロック本体17の内部を、上方に向かって進行する。
このような反射面18に対してレーザ光Laの反射方向側となる図1および図4における左方位置には、前述した上端左傾斜面17bが配置されている。この上端左傾斜面17bは、光電変換装置対向面17d’の反対側の面の一部を構成している。
このような傾斜光学面17b上には、図1および図4に示すように、厚みが薄い反射/透過層20が配置されている。
このようにして反射/透過層20によって反射された各発光素子10に対応するモニタ光Lmは、光電変換装置対向面17d’から各受光素子14に向けて出射される。このような光電変換装置対向面17d’からのモニタ光Lmの出射は、光電変換装置対向面17d’の平面領域を介して行ってもよいが、本実施形態においては、モニタ光Lmの光束径および出射方向の制御により好適な手段を採用している。
以上のような光学ブロック3の光路上に配置された各光学要素11、18、17b、20、13に加えて、更に、光学ブロック3には、光学ハウジング4への組み付けをサポートするための手段が講じられている。
次に、光学ハウジング4の詳細を説明する。図1、図6~図10に示すように、光学ハウジング4は、その外形が、枡を反転させたような形状に形成されている。
このような光学ハウジング4の左側壁部42は、図1に示すように、光ファイバ8に対向して配置される。
そして、このようにして左側壁部42の内部を進行した各発光素子10に対応するファイバ結合光Lcは、左側壁部42の外壁面42bに到達する。本実施形態においては、この外壁面42b上における各発光素子10に対応するファイバ結合光Lcの到達位置に、結合光出射面としての第2のレンズ面12が配置されている。
以上のような光学ハウジング4の光路上に配置された各光学要素23、12に加えて、更に、光学ハウジング4には、光学ブロック3の組み付けをサポートするための手段が講じられている。
更に、その他の構成として、光学ハウジング4は、図1、図6~図10に示すように、左側壁部42の外壁面42bにおける周辺側の部位42b”上であって、中央側の部位42b’に対して第2のレンズ面12の整列方向における両外側の位置には、一対のファイバ位置決めピン26が凸設されている。
次に、充填材5の詳細について説明する。図1に示すように、充填材5は、反射/透過層20と結合光入射面23との間に隙間無く充填されていて、反射/透過層20と結合光入射面23との間のファイバ結合光Lcの光路を形成する。
前述のように、本実施形態においては、結合光入射面23以後のファイバ結合光Lcの光路が同一直線上に配置されている。このような光路の直線性は、前述のように、反射面18におけるレーザ光Laの反射方向が第2のレンズ面12からのファイバ結合光Lcの出射方向に平行となるように構成されていることに加えて、更に、以下のようにして確保される。
上記構成によれば、各第1のレンズ面11に入射した各発光素子10からのレーザ光Laを、反射面18における反射後に傾斜光学面17b上の反射/透過層20によって各第2のレンズ面12側および各第3のレンズ面13側にそれぞれ分離し、第3のレンズ面13側に分離されたモニタ光Lmを、第3のレンズ面13によって受光素子14側に出射させることができるので、モニタ光Lmを確実に得ることができる。
前述した実施形態においては、結合光入射面23以後のファイバ結合光Lcの光路の直線性を確保するために、光学ブロック本体17、光学ハウジング4および充填材5の屈折率差を所定値以下に構成しているが、これ以外の手段によっても、光路の直線性を確保することは可能である。
2 レンズアレイ
3 光学ブロック
4 光学ハウジング
5 充填材
7 光電変換装置
8 光ファイバ
10 発光素子
Claims (7)
- 発光素子および前記発光素子から出射された光をモニタするためのモニタ光を受光する受光素子を有する光電変換装置と、光伝送体との間に配置された状態で、前記発光素子と前記光伝送体とを光学的に結合可能とされた光レセプタクルであって、
前記光電変換装置に対向して配置される透光性の光学ブロックと、
前記光学ブロックを内包するとともに、前記光電変換装置側に向けた開口によって前記光学ブロックを前記光電変換装置側において露出させる透光性の光学ハウジングと、
前記光学ハウジングと前記光学ブロックとの間に充填された透光性の充填材と
を備え、
前記光学ブロックは、
前記発光素子からの前記光の入射および前記受光素子に向けた前記モニタ光の出射が行われる光電変換装置対向面と、
前記光電変換装置対向面の反対側の面上に、前記光電変換装置対向面に対して所定の傾斜角を有するように配置され、前記光電変換装置対向面に入射した前記発光素子の光が到達し、この到達した発光素子の光を前記光伝送体側に向けて反射させる反射面と、
前記光電変換装置対向面の反対側の面上における前記反射面に対する前記発光素子の光の反射側の位置に、前記光電変換装置対向面に対して所定の傾斜角を有するように配置され、前記反射面によって反射された前記発光素子の光が到達する傾斜光学面と、
前記傾斜光学面上に配置され、前記傾斜光学面に到達した前記発光素子の光を、所定の反射率で前記モニタ光として前記光電変換装置対向面に向けて反射させるとともに所定の透過率で前記光伝送体に結合すべき結合光として前記光伝送体側に透過させる反射/透過層と、
前記光電変換装置対向面の反対側の面上における前記反射面と前記傾斜光学面との間の位置に配置され、前記光学ブロックと前記光学ハウジングとを嵌合させるための光学ブロック側嵌合部と
を備え、
前記光学ハウジングは、
前記光伝送体に対向して配置されるハウジング側壁部の内壁面上に配置され、前記結合光が入射する結合光入射面と、
前記ハウジング側壁部の外壁面上に配置され、前記結合光入射面に入射した前記結合光が到達し、この到達した結合光を前記光伝送体に向けて出射させる結合光出射面と、
前記光学ブロックを前記光電変換装置の反対側から遮蔽するハウジング天壁部における前記光学ブロック側嵌合部に対応する位置に配置され、前記光学ブロック側嵌合部と嵌合する光学ハウジング側嵌合部と
を備え、
前記充填材は、
前記反射/透過層と前記結合光入射面との間に充填されている、
光レセプタクル。 - 前記反射面が、前記発光素子の光を前記結合光出射面における前記結合光の出射方向に平行な方向に反射させるように配置され、
前記結合光入射面と前記結合光出射面との間の前記結合光の光路と前記結合光出射面の出射直後の前記結合光の光路とを同一直線上に配置するための前記光学ブロック、前記光学ハウジングおよび前記充填材のそれぞれの屈折率の選択ならびに必要に応じた前記傾斜光学面および前記結合光入射面の角度の選択がなされている、
請求項1に記載の光レセプタクル。 - 前記光学ブロック、前記光学ハウジングおよび前記充填材のそれぞれの屈折率が、互いの屈折率差が所定値以下となるように選択されている、請求項2に記載の光レセプタクル。
- 前記充填材は、紫外線硬化型接着剤からなり、
前記光学ブロックおよび前記光学ハウジングの少なくとも一方は、紫外線透過性の材料を用いて形成されている、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の光レセプタクル。 - 前記反射面は、前記発光素子の光が臨界角よりも大きな入射角で入射し、この入射した発光素子の光を前記傾斜光学面に向けて全反射させる全反射面である、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の光レセプタクル。
- 前記光電変換装置対向面上における前記発光素子に対応する位置に、前記発光素子の光を前記反射面に向けて入射させる第1のレンズ面が配置され、
前記結合光出射面は、第2のレンズ面であり、
前記光電変換装置対向面上における前記受光素子に対応する位置に、前記モニタ光を前記受光素子に向けて出射させる第3のレンズ面が配置されている、
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の光レセプタクル。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の光レセプタクルと、
請求項1に記載の光電変換装置と、
を備える光モジュール。
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