US20140072005A1 - Optical module with enhanced robustness of temperature controlling device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical module installing a light-emitting device typically a semiconductor laser diode (hereafter denoted as LD), in particular, the invention relates to an optical module that installs a temperature controlling (hereafter denoted as TEC) device to control the temperature of the light-emitting device.
- a light-emitting device typically a semiconductor laser diode (hereafter denoted as LD)
- TEC temperature controlling
- OSA optical sub-assembly
- LD optical device
- coupling mechanism including a receptacle to couple the LD with an external fiber.
- JP-2009-230032A Japanese Patent Application published as JP-2009-230032A has disclosed such an OSA.
- thermo-electric controller hereafter denoted as TEC
- TEC thermo-electric controller
- An optical sub-assembly comprises a housing, a TEC, a receptacle and a bridge.
- the housing provides a side wall.
- the TEC which is installed within in the housing, mounts a semiconductor optical device thereon.
- the receptacle which is provided in the side wall of the housing, receives an external optical connector with a ferrule, wherein this ferrule abuts against the deep end of the receptacle to cause impact to the TEC.
- a distinguishable feature of the optical sub-assembly of the present invention is that the bridge mechanically connects a top portion of the TEC to the housing.
- the TEC is not only fixed directly to the housing at the bottom plate thereof, but the top portion thereof is also mechanically fixed to the housing.
- the bridge thus configured may receive and absorb the moment of inertia caused by the impact of the ferrule abutting against the deep end of the receptacle, and the TEC may be prevented from breaking.
- the bridge may mechanically connect a top of the TEC or a top surface of a carrier mounted on the TEC.
- the bridge may extend along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical sub-assembly which is substantially identical with the axis of the receptacle, or, the bridge may extend along the optical axis. Furthermore, the bridge may be arranged in an opposite side of the receptacle with respect to the TEC.
- the optical sub-assembly may install an LD as the optical device, an LD driver to drive the LD electrically, and a block to mount the LD driver.
- the block is stiffly fixed to the housing.
- the bridge may mechanically connect the top portion of the TEC to the top surface of the block.
- the top portion of the TEC may be mechanically and indirectly connected to the housing through the bridge and the block, which may reduce and absorb the impact affected in the top portion of the TEC.
- the bridge may be made of ceramic such as aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and aluminum nitride (AlN). Moreover, the bridge may provide one of a micro-strip line, a co-planar line, and a grounded micro-strip line to carry an electrical signal to the optical device.
- ceramic such as aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and aluminum nitride (AlN).
- the bridge may provide one of a micro-strip line, a co-planar line, and a grounded micro-strip line to carry an electrical signal to the optical device.
- the bridge may further have a width of at least 0.15 mm and a thickness of at least 0.1 mm to show enough stiffness against the impact caused by the ferrule abutting against the deep end of the receptacle.
- FIG. 1A is a plan view of a conventional optical sub-assembly, and FIG. 1B is across section of the conventional optical sub-assembly, which is taken along the ling A-A appeared in FIG. 1A ;
- FIG. 2A schematically illustrates a structure of TEC
- FIGS. 2B and 2C show processes when an external connector with a ferrule is inserted into the receptacle and causes impact to break the TEC;
- FIG. 3A is a plan view showing an optical sub-assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention, while, FIG. 3B is a cross section of the optical sub-assembly, which is taken along the line B-B appeared in FIG. 3A ;
- FIG. 4A is a plan view showing another optical sub-assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention; while, FIG. 4B is across section thereof taken along the line A-A in FIG. 4A ;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bridge installed in the optical sub-assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view showing still another embodiment according to the present invention
- FIG. 6B is a cross section thereof taken along the line A-A in FIG. 6A .
- FIG. 1A is a plan view schematically showing an inside of the conventional optical sub-assembly 1
- FIG. 1B is a cross section taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1A .
- These figures omit a ceiling set on the housing 2 .
- the optical sub-assembly 1 as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B , comprises a housing 2 , a thermo-electric cooler (hereafter denoted as TEC) 10 mounted on the bottom of the housing, a carrier 12 mounted on the TEC 10 , a sub-mount 14 and a lens 18 each mounted on the carrier 12 , and a semiconductor optical device 16 typically a semiconductor laser diode (hereafter denoted as LD) which is mounted on the sub-mount 14 .
- the housing provides side walls one of which attaches a receptacle 4 thereto while another side wall facing the former side wall provides an insulating member 8 .
- the TEC 10 may thermally couple with the LD 16 through the carrier 12 and the sub-mount 14 to control a temperature of the LD 16 .
- the LD is optically coupled with an external fiber 23 inserted into the receptacle 4 such that a substantial coupling efficiency may be achieved.
- the light emitted from the LD 16 enters the external fiber 23 in the receptacle after being concentrated by the lens 18 and passing an aperture 6 formed in the side wall.
- the optical sub-assembly 1 thus configured is a type of a transmitter optical sub-assembly (TOSA).
- the insulating member 8 provides an interconnection to which a bonding wire 20 and a lead pin 22 are connected thereto.
- the bonding wire 20 connects a wiring pattern formed on the sub-mount 14 to the interconnection of the insulating member 8 .
- the LD 16 electrically couples with the interconnection on the insulating member 8 through the bonding wire 20 and the wiring pattern on the sub-mount 14 ; that is, the LD 16 may be driven by an electrical signal applied to the lead pin 22 through the interconnection on the insulating member 8 , the bonding wire 20 and the wiring pattern on the sub-mount 14 .
- the LD 16 may emit light modulated by the electrical signal thus provided thereto.
- the housing 2 has a lateral width W of about 5 mm, which is taken in perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical sub-assembly 1 ; that is, the optical axis may be an axis connecting the LD 16 to the external fiber 23 in the receptacle.
- the receptacle 4 has a cylindrical shape, and the optical axis substantially identical with the axis of the cylinder of the receptacle 4 .
- the housing 2 may be made of metal, while, the insulating member 8 may be made of, for instance, ceramics.
- the carrier 12 and the sub-mount may be made of metal such as copper tungsten (CuW) or ceramics such as aluminum nitride (AlN) showing preferable thermal conduction.
- the bonding wire 20 may be made of gold (Au), and the lead 22 may be made of copper (Cu) coated with gold.
- the TEC 10 is soldered on the bottom of the housing 2 , the carrier 12 is soldered on the upper plate of the TEC 10 , and the sub-mount 14 is soldered on the carrier 12 .
- the lens 18 is fixed on the top surface of the carrier 12 by, for instance, welding.
- FIG. 2A is a side view of the TEC 10
- FIGS. 2B and 2C are cross sections showing a process where the TEC 10 comes to the break. These figures omit the LD 16 , the boding wire 20 , and so on.
- the TEC 10 comprises two insulating plates 9 , and a plurality of thermo-electric elements (hereafter denoted as TE-elements) 11 put between two plates 9 , as shown in FIG. 2A .
- the TE-elements are arranged on the lower plate 9 in order.
- Each TE-element includes an n-type semiconductor material and a p-type semiconductor material attached to each others.
- the energy reserved in the coil spring 26 is released for the ferrule 24 to be inserted into the sleeve as receiving the elastic force from the coil spring 26 which accelerates the motion of the ferrule 24 toward the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2C .
- the accelerated ferrule 24 abuts against the deep end of the sleeve of the receptacle 4 , which gives the great impact to the housing 2 of the module 1 .
- the impact affected on the housing 2 is transferred to the TEC 10 as the moment of the inertia, which sometimes breaks the TEC 10 .
- the TEC 10 installs TE-elements 11 with a smaller cross section or the number of TE-elements provided in the TEC 10 is relatively few, which results in lesser durability, the TEC 10 may be often broken.
- FIG. 3A is a plan view showing the optical sub-assembly 100
- FIG. 3B is a cross section thereof taken along the ling B-B in FIG. 3A .
- the optical sub-assembly 100 provides a bridge 28 that mechanically connects the top of the TEC 10 and a step 3 formed in the side wall of the housing 2 .
- the bridge 28 shown in figures has a width of about 0.17 mm, a thickness of about 0.12 mm and a length of about 0.5 mm.
- the bridge 28 is preferably greater than 0.15 mm in a width and preferable greater than 0.1 mm in a thickness thereof for securing the substantial durability.
- the bridge 28 may be made of ceramics such as aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and aluminum nitride (AlN).
- AlN aluminum nitride
- the bridge 28 may be soldered to the top of the TEC 10 and also to the step 3 .
- the description presented below refers to an area in the top of the TEC 10 where the bridge 28 is mechanically connected thereto as the first area, while, another area in the step 3 where the bridge 28 is also mechanically connected as the second portion.
- the first area may be mechanically coupled with the top of the TEC 10
- the second portion may be mechanically coupled with the housing 2 .
- the TEC 10 in both the top and bottom plates 9 are mechanically connected to the housing 2 . Accordingly, even when the housing receives the impact from the irregularly inserted ferrule 24 , the impact may be transferred to both the top and bottom plates of the TEC 10 , which prevents the TEC 10 from receiving the great moment of inertia. Thus, The TEC 10 may be prevented from breaking.
- the bridge 28 may be made of material with lesser thermal conductivity because the inflow through the bridge 28 causes the undesired temperature fluctuation in the LD 16 .
- the bridge 28 may be made of material with greater stiffness to show the great durability for the impact by the ferrule 24 .
- the bridge 28 may be made of ceramics but not limited to those materials.
- the bridge 28 may provide on the top surface thereof an interconnection with an arrangement of the micro-strip line or the co-planar line electrically connecting the LD 16 with the lead pin 22 formed in the step 3 .
- the bridge may be made of metal or glass, while, the bonding wire 20 may be a ribbon wire.
- FIG. 4A is a plan view showing an optical sub-assembly 200 according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 4B is a cross section of the optical sub-assembly 200 , which is taken along the lint B-B appeared in FIG. 4A .
- the optical sub-assembly 200 also provides the bridge 28 similar to those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B ; but the extending direction of the bridge 28 in the second embodiment is along, or substantially in parallel, to the optical axis of the optical sub-assembly 200 arranged in an opposite side of the optical receptacle 4 putting the TEC 10 therebetween, which is a feature of the optical sub-assembly 200 and different from those in the first embodiment.
- the bridge 28 mechanically connects the top of the sub-mount 14 to the step 15 in the insulating member 8 .
- the bridge 28 may mechanically connect the top of the sub-mount 14 to the step formed in the side wall of the housing 2 .
- the first area may be assumed to be a portion of the top of the sub-mount 14 which is mechanically connected to the bridge 28
- the second portion may be assumed to be a portion on the step 15 in the insulating material 8 , which is mechanically connected to the bride 28 .
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bride 28 .
- the bridge 28 provides a metal interconnection 29 in the top surface thereof, while a metal film 27 in the bottom.
- the metal interconnection 29 and the metal file 27 may be made of gold (Au).
- the body of the bridge 28 may be made of ceramics such as aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and aluminum nitride (AlN). This arrangement of the bridge 28 shows a function of the micro-strip line.
- the bridge 28 may have a dimension of 0.17 mm in width, 0.12 mm in thickness, and 0.5 mm in length; the bridge 28 preferably has a width greater than 0.15 mm and a thickness greater than 0.1 mm to show enough stiffness against the impact by the ferrule 24 .
- the LD 16 may be electrically connected to the lead 22 through the bonding wire 20 , the wiring pattern on the sub-mount 14 , the bridge 28 , and the interconnection in the insulating member 8 .
- the TEC 10 may be mechanically connected to the housing 2 ; accordingly, the durability against the moment of the inertia caused by the impact of the ferrule 24 may be enhanced and the TEC 10 may be prevented from breaking.
- the bridge 28 in the present embodiment extends along or substantially in parallel to the inserting direction of the ferrule 24 in the receptacle 4 , which effectively restrains, compared with the arrangement of the bridge 28 in the first embodiment, the moment of the inertia caused in the top of the TEC 10 .
- the bridge 8 is arranged in side opposite to the receptacle 4 with respect to the TEC 10 .
- the first and second portions mentioned above are arranged in the side opposite to the receptacle 4 putting the TEC 10 therebetween.
- the bridge 28 in the arrangement of the second embodiment simply receives the compressive stress from the TEC 10 because it is arranged in the opposite side to the receptacle 4 viewed in the TEC 10 , while, the bridge in the first embodiment receives a complex stress of the compressive and tensile force which introduces a twisted motion in the bridge 28 . Accordingly, the bridge 28 in the second embodiment may show the greater durability against the motion of inertia of the TEC 10 due to the impact of the ferrule 24 .
- the interconnection provided on the bridge 28 is not restricted to the micro-strip line shown in FIG. 5 , and a coplanar line and the like may be formed in the bridge 28 .
- the bridge 28 may provide no interconnection, but only shows the function to enhance the durability of the TEC 10 against the impact of the ferrule 24 . That is, only the function to reinforce the top of the TEC 10 mechanically is to be provided in the bridge 28 .
- Surplus connections to the top of the TEC 10 whether the connections are mechanical or electrical, should be avoided because of the inflow of heat through the connections, which fluctuates the temperature of the top of the TEC 10 .
- the bridge 28 preferably provides the electrical interconnection, in particular, the bridge 28 provides a micro-strip line or a co-planar line when the operational speed of the optical sub-assembly reaches and exceeds 10 GHz.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view of an optical sub-assembly 300 according to the third embodiment of the invention, while, FIG. 6B is a cross section taken along the line A-A in FIG. 6A .
- the optical sub-assembly 300 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B has a distinguishable feature compared with those in the aforementioned embodiments that the optical sub-assembly 300 provides a block 30 to mount an laser diode driver (hereafter denoted as LDD) 32 .
- the block 30 may be arranged behind the LD 16 , that is, the insulating member 8 , the block 30 , and the TEC 10 with some components, 12 and 14 , and the LD 16 thereon through the chip carrier 38 , and the receptacle 4 are arranged in this order along the optical axis of the optical sub-assembly 300 .
- the block 30 which is apart from the TEC 10 , also mounts substrates, 34 and 36 .
- the former substrate 34 provides two wiring patterns 35 thereon that carry a differential electrical signal to the LDD 32 .
- the other substrate 36 also provides an interconnection on the top surface thereof.
- the bridge 28 of the present embodiment mechanically connects the top of the block 30 to the top of the sub-mount 14 .
- the bridge 28 has a width of, for instance, 0.17 mm, a thickness of, for instance, 0.12 mm, and a length of about 2.0 mm. These dimensions may be varied in respective optical sub-assemblies. However, the width of the bridge 28 may be at least 0.15 mm and the thickness thereof may be at least 0.1 mm for securing enough stiffness.
- the first area is assumed to be a portion in the top of the sub-mount where the bridge 28 is attached thereto, while, the second area is assumed to be a portion in the top of the block 30 where the bridge 28 is attached thereto.
- the first area may be mechanically connected to the top of the TEC 10
- the second area may be mechanically connected to the housing 2 through the block 30 .
- the LD 16 may be electrically connected to the LDD 32 through the interconnection of the chip carrier 38 , the bonding wire 37 , the bridge 28 , the interconnection on the substrate 36 , while, the LDD 32 may be electrically connected the lead pin 22 through the interconnections 35 on the substrate 34 , the bonding wire 20 , and the wiring pattern on the insulating member 8 .
- the bonding wire connecting the chip carrier 38 to the bridge 28 , that connecting the bridge 38 to the interconnection on the substrate 36 , that connecting the interconnection of the substrate 36 to the LDD 32 , that connecting LDD 32 to the substrate 34 , and that connecting the substrate 34 to the wiring pattern on the insulating member may be replaced to respective ribbon wires.
- the differential signal applied to the lead pin 22 may be received by the LDD 32 and converted into a single phase signal. This single phase signal may modulate the LD 16 .
- the block 30 may be made of metal such as copper tungsten (CuW) or ceramics such as aluminum nitride (AlN) that effectively dissipates heat generated in the LDD 34 to the housing 2 . That is, the block may show a function of a heat sink.
- metal such as copper tungsten (CuW) or ceramics such as aluminum nitride (AlN) that effectively dissipates heat generated in the LDD 34 to the housing 2 . That is, the block may show a function of a heat sink.
- the optical sub-assembly 300 in the present embodiment may mechanically connect the top of the TEC 10 to the block 30 by the bridge 28 and the block 30 is firmly fixed to the housing 2 ; accordingly, the arrangement of the top of the TEC 10 , the bridge 28 and the block 30 may effectively enhance the durability of the TEC against the moment of inertia due to the impact of the ferrule 24 . Furthermore, the block 30 is arranged behind the TEC 10 similar to the arrangement of the previous module 200 , which may further effectively prevent the TEC 10 from breaking.
- the bridge 28 provides the micro-strip line with the ground metal in the back surface thereof, which is called as the grounded micro-strip line, the bridge 28 may enhance not only the robustness of the TEC 10 but the cost advantages.
- the bridge 28 in the configuration thereof is not restricted to the micro-strip line, the co-planar line, and the grounded micro-strip line with a base made of ceramics. Only the ceramics without any electrical interconnections may enhance robustness against the moment of inertia due to the impact of the ferrule 24 .
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An optical assembly (OSA) that installs a semiconductor optical device mounted on a thermo-electric controller (TEC) is disclosed. The TEC in the upper plate thereof is mechanically connected to the housing, or to the block stiffly fixed to the housing by a bridge made of stiff material. The bridge preferably extends along the optical axis to show enhanced durability against the impact caused by an external ferrule abutting against the receptacle of the OSA.
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- This application is a Divisional of U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 12/967,946, filed Dec. 14, 2010, which claims the benefit of Japan Patent Application No. 2009-284480, filed Dec. 15, 2009, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an optical module installing a light-emitting device typically a semiconductor laser diode (hereafter denoted as LD), in particular, the invention relates to an optical module that installs a temperature controlling (hereafter denoted as TEC) device to control the temperature of the light-emitting device.
- 2. Related Prior Art
- One type of an optical module has been knows as an optical sub-assembly (hereafter denoted as OSA) that includes an optical device such as LD and a coupling mechanism including a receptacle to couple the LD with an external fiber. A Japanese Patent Application published as JP-2009-230032A has disclosed such an OSA.
- The OSA disclosed in a prior patent mentioned above installs a thermo-electric controller (hereafter denoted as TEC) to control a temperature of the LD mounted on the TEC. However, the TEC is often broken by slight external impact.
- An optical sub-assembly according to the present invention comprises a housing, a TEC, a receptacle and a bridge. The housing provides a side wall. The TEC, which is installed within in the housing, mounts a semiconductor optical device thereon. The receptacle, which is provided in the side wall of the housing, receives an external optical connector with a ferrule, wherein this ferrule abuts against the deep end of the receptacle to cause impact to the TEC. A distinguishable feature of the optical sub-assembly of the present invention is that the bridge mechanically connects a top portion of the TEC to the housing. Thus, the TEC is not only fixed directly to the housing at the bottom plate thereof, but the top portion thereof is also mechanically fixed to the housing. The bridge thus configured may receive and absorb the moment of inertia caused by the impact of the ferrule abutting against the deep end of the receptacle, and the TEC may be prevented from breaking.
- The bridge may mechanically connect a top of the TEC or a top surface of a carrier mounted on the TEC. The bridge may extend along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical sub-assembly which is substantially identical with the axis of the receptacle, or, the bridge may extend along the optical axis. Furthermore, the bridge may be arranged in an opposite side of the receptacle with respect to the TEC.
- The optical sub-assembly may install an LD as the optical device, an LD driver to drive the LD electrically, and a block to mount the LD driver. The block is stiffly fixed to the housing. The bridge may mechanically connect the top portion of the TEC to the top surface of the block. Thus, the top portion of the TEC may be mechanically and indirectly connected to the housing through the bridge and the block, which may reduce and absorb the impact affected in the top portion of the TEC.
- The bridge may be made of ceramic such as aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and aluminum nitride (AlN). Moreover, the bridge may provide one of a micro-strip line, a co-planar line, and a grounded micro-strip line to carry an electrical signal to the optical device.
- The bridge may further have a width of at least 0.15 mm and a thickness of at least 0.1 mm to show enough stiffness against the impact caused by the ferrule abutting against the deep end of the receptacle.
- The invention may be more completely understood in consideration of the following detailed description of various embodiments of the invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1A is a plan view of a conventional optical sub-assembly, andFIG. 1B is across section of the conventional optical sub-assembly, which is taken along the ling A-A appeared inFIG. 1A ; -
FIG. 2A schematically illustrates a structure of TEC,FIGS. 2B and 2C show processes when an external connector with a ferrule is inserted into the receptacle and causes impact to break the TEC; -
FIG. 3A is a plan view showing an optical sub-assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention, while,FIG. 3B is a cross section of the optical sub-assembly, which is taken along the line B-B appeared inFIG. 3A ; -
FIG. 4A is a plan view showing another optical sub-assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention; while,FIG. 4B is across section thereof taken along the line A-A inFIG. 4A ; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bridge installed in the optical sub-assembly of the present invention; and -
FIG. 6A is a plan view showing still another embodiment according to the present invention, andFIG. 6B is a cross section thereof taken along the line A-A inFIG. 6A . - Next, some preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail. In the description of the drawings, the same elements will be referred by the same numerals or the symbols without overlapping explanations.
- First, a conventional optical subassembly will be described as a comparative example.
FIG. 1A is a plan view schematically showing an inside of the conventionaloptical sub-assembly 1, while,FIG. 1B is a cross section taken along the line A-A inFIG. 1A . These figures omit a ceiling set on thehousing 2. - The
optical sub-assembly 1, as shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B , comprises ahousing 2, a thermo-electric cooler (hereafter denoted as TEC) 10 mounted on the bottom of the housing, acarrier 12 mounted on theTEC 10, asub-mount 14 and alens 18 each mounted on thecarrier 12, and a semiconductoroptical device 16 typically a semiconductor laser diode (hereafter denoted as LD) which is mounted on thesub-mount 14. The housing provides side walls one of which attaches areceptacle 4 thereto while another side wall facing the former side wall provides an insulatingmember 8. TheTEC 10 may thermally couple with theLD 16 through thecarrier 12 and the sub-mount 14 to control a temperature of theLD 16. The LD is optically coupled with anexternal fiber 23 inserted into thereceptacle 4 such that a substantial coupling efficiency may be achieved. The light emitted from theLD 16 enters theexternal fiber 23 in the receptacle after being concentrated by thelens 18 and passing anaperture 6 formed in the side wall. Theoptical sub-assembly 1 thus configured is a type of a transmitter optical sub-assembly (TOSA). - The insulating
member 8 provides an interconnection to which abonding wire 20 and alead pin 22 are connected thereto. Thebonding wire 20 connects a wiring pattern formed on the sub-mount 14 to the interconnection of the insulatingmember 8. TheLD 16 electrically couples with the interconnection on the insulatingmember 8 through thebonding wire 20 and the wiring pattern on the sub-mount 14; that is, theLD 16 may be driven by an electrical signal applied to thelead pin 22 through the interconnection on the insulatingmember 8, thebonding wire 20 and the wiring pattern on the sub-mount 14. Thus, theLD 16 may emit light modulated by the electrical signal thus provided thereto. - The
housing 2 has a lateral width W of about 5 mm, which is taken in perpendicular to the optical axis of theoptical sub-assembly 1; that is, the optical axis may be an axis connecting theLD 16 to theexternal fiber 23 in the receptacle. Thereceptacle 4 has a cylindrical shape, and the optical axis substantially identical with the axis of the cylinder of thereceptacle 4. Thehousing 2 may be made of metal, while, the insulatingmember 8 may be made of, for instance, ceramics. Thecarrier 12 and the sub-mount may be made of metal such as copper tungsten (CuW) or ceramics such as aluminum nitride (AlN) showing preferable thermal conduction. Thebonding wire 20 may be made of gold (Au), and thelead 22 may be made of copper (Cu) coated with gold. TheTEC 10 is soldered on the bottom of thehousing 2, thecarrier 12 is soldered on the upper plate of theTEC 10, and the sub-mount 14 is soldered on thecarrier 12. Thelens 18 is fixed on the top surface of thecarrier 12 by, for instance, welding. - Next, a break of the TEC often encountered in the conventional optical sub-assembly will be described.
FIG. 2A is a side view of theTEC 10, andFIGS. 2B and 2C are cross sections showing a process where theTEC 10 comes to the break. These figures omit theLD 16, the bodingwire 20, and so on. - The
TEC 10 comprises two insulatingplates 9, and a plurality of thermo-electric elements (hereafter denoted as TE-elements) 11 put between twoplates 9, as shown inFIG. 2A . The TE-elements are arranged on thelower plate 9 in order. Each TE-element includes an n-type semiconductor material and a p-type semiconductor material attached to each others. - When an external connector, typically a type of LC-connector, is inserted into the
receptacle 4, a tip of aferrule 24 provided in the external connector comes in contact to a tip of he receptacle as shown inFIG. 2B . In this instance, the tip of theferrule 24 is prevented from being smoothly inserted into the sleeve in the receptacle, that is, theferrule 24 is sometimes hooked by the tip of thereceptacle 4, which compresses thecoil spring 26 provided in behind of theferrule 24 and reserves the great energy therein. Such an occasion often appears in an optical connector with lesser dimensional accuracy. - Releasing the hooking of the
ferrule 24, the energy reserved in thecoil spring 26 is released for theferrule 24 to be inserted into the sleeve as receiving the elastic force from thecoil spring 26 which accelerates the motion of theferrule 24 toward the direction of the arrow shown inFIG. 2C . The acceleratedferrule 24 abuts against the deep end of the sleeve of thereceptacle 4, which gives the great impact to thehousing 2 of themodule 1. - The impact affected on the
housing 2 is transferred to theTEC 10 as the moment of the inertia, which sometimes breaks theTEC 10. In particular, when theTEC 10 installs TE-elements 11 with a smaller cross section or the number of TE-elements provided in theTEC 10 is relatively few, which results in lesser durability, theTEC 10 may be often broken. - Next, the
optical sub-assembly 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.FIG. 3A is a plan view showing theoptical sub-assembly 100, while,FIG. 3B is a cross section thereof taken along the ling B-B inFIG. 3A . - The
optical sub-assembly 100 provides abridge 28 that mechanically connects the top of theTEC 10 and astep 3 formed in the side wall of thehousing 2. Thebridge 28 shown in figures has a width of about 0.17 mm, a thickness of about 0.12 mm and a length of about 0.5 mm. Thebridge 28 is preferably greater than 0.15 mm in a width and preferable greater than 0.1 mm in a thickness thereof for securing the substantial durability. Thebridge 28 may be made of ceramics such as aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and aluminum nitride (AlN). Thebridge 28 may be soldered to the top of theTEC 10 and also to thestep 3. - The description presented below refers to an area in the top of the
TEC 10 where thebridge 28 is mechanically connected thereto as the first area, while, another area in thestep 3 where thebridge 28 is also mechanically connected as the second portion. The first area may be mechanically coupled with the top of theTEC 10, and the second portion may be mechanically coupled with thehousing 2. - According to the present embodiment which installs the
bridge 28 in the optical sub-assembly, theTEC 10 in both the top andbottom plates 9 are mechanically connected to thehousing 2. Accordingly, even when the housing receives the impact from the irregularly insertedferrule 24, the impact may be transferred to both the top and bottom plates of theTEC 10, which prevents theTEC 10 from receiving the great moment of inertia. Thus, TheTEC 10 may be prevented from breaking. - The
bridge 28 may be made of material with lesser thermal conductivity because the inflow through thebridge 28 causes the undesired temperature fluctuation in theLD 16. At the same time, thebridge 28 may be made of material with greater stiffness to show the great durability for the impact by theferrule 24. Thus, thebridge 28 may be made of ceramics but not limited to those materials. In this case, thebridge 28 may provide on the top surface thereof an interconnection with an arrangement of the micro-strip line or the co-planar line electrically connecting theLD 16 with thelead pin 22 formed in thestep 3. The bridge may be made of metal or glass, while, thebonding wire 20 may be a ribbon wire. - Next, the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 4A is a plan view showing anoptical sub-assembly 200 according to the second embodiment, while,FIG. 4B is a cross section of theoptical sub-assembly 200, which is taken along the lint B-B appeared inFIG. 4A . - The
optical sub-assembly 200 also provides thebridge 28 similar to those in the first embodiment shown inFIGS. 3A and 3B ; but the extending direction of thebridge 28 in the second embodiment is along, or substantially in parallel, to the optical axis of theoptical sub-assembly 200 arranged in an opposite side of theoptical receptacle 4 putting theTEC 10 therebetween, which is a feature of theoptical sub-assembly 200 and different from those in the first embodiment. Thebridge 28 mechanically connects the top of the sub-mount 14 to thestep 15 in the insulatingmember 8. Thebridge 28 may mechanically connect the top of the sub-mount 14 to the step formed in the side wall of thehousing 2. - Similar to those in the first embodiment shown in
FIGS. 3A and 3B , the first area may be assumed to be a portion of the top of the sub-mount 14 which is mechanically connected to thebridge 28, while, the second portion may be assumed to be a portion on thestep 15 in the insulatingmaterial 8, which is mechanically connected to thebride 28. - Details of the
bride 28 according to the present embodiment will be further described.FIG. 5 is a perspective view of thebride 28. - The
bridge 28 provides ametal interconnection 29 in the top surface thereof, while ametal film 27 in the bottom. Themetal interconnection 29 and themetal file 27 may be made of gold (Au). The body of thebridge 28 may be made of ceramics such as aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and aluminum nitride (AlN). This arrangement of thebridge 28 shows a function of the micro-strip line. Thebridge 28 may have a dimension of 0.17 mm in width, 0.12 mm in thickness, and 0.5 mm in length; thebridge 28 preferably has a width greater than 0.15 mm and a thickness greater than 0.1 mm to show enough stiffness against the impact by theferrule 24. - Referring to
FIG. 4A again, theLD 16 may be electrically connected to thelead 22 through thebonding wire 20, the wiring pattern on the sub-mount 14, thebridge 28, and the interconnection in the insulatingmember 8. In this arrangement, not only the bottom plate of theTEC 10 but the top plate thereof may be mechanically connected to thehousing 2; accordingly, the durability against the moment of the inertia caused by the impact of theferrule 24 may be enhanced and theTEC 10 may be prevented from breaking. Thebridge 28 in the present embodiment extends along or substantially in parallel to the inserting direction of theferrule 24 in thereceptacle 4, which effectively restrains, compared with the arrangement of thebridge 28 in the first embodiment, the moment of the inertia caused in the top of theTEC 10. - Furthermore, the
bridge 8 is arranged in side opposite to thereceptacle 4 with respect to theTEC 10. In other words, the first and second portions mentioned above are arranged in the side opposite to thereceptacle 4 putting theTEC 10 therebetween. Thebridge 28 in the arrangement of the second embodiment simply receives the compressive stress from theTEC 10 because it is arranged in the opposite side to thereceptacle 4 viewed in theTEC 10, while, the bridge in the first embodiment receives a complex stress of the compressive and tensile force which introduces a twisted motion in thebridge 28. Accordingly, thebridge 28 in the second embodiment may show the greater durability against the motion of inertia of theTEC 10 due to the impact of theferrule 24. - The interconnection provided on the
bridge 28 is not restricted to the micro-strip line shown inFIG. 5 , and a coplanar line and the like may be formed in thebridge 28. Moreover, thebridge 28 may provide no interconnection, but only shows the function to enhance the durability of theTEC 10 against the impact of theferrule 24. That is, only the function to reinforce the top of theTEC 10 mechanically is to be provided in thebridge 28. Surplus connections to the top of theTEC 10, whether the connections are mechanical or electrical, should be avoided because of the inflow of heat through the connections, which fluctuates the temperature of the top of theTEC 10. Accordingly, thebridge 28 preferably provides the electrical interconnection, in particular, thebridge 28 provides a micro-strip line or a co-planar line when the operational speed of the optical sub-assembly reaches and exceeds 10 GHz. - Next, the third embodiment according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 6A is a plan view of anoptical sub-assembly 300 according to the third embodiment of the invention, while,FIG. 6B is a cross section taken along the line A-A inFIG. 6A . - The
optical sub-assembly 300 shown inFIGS. 6A and 6B has a distinguishable feature compared with those in the aforementioned embodiments that theoptical sub-assembly 300 provides ablock 30 to mount an laser diode driver (hereafter denoted as LDD) 32. Theblock 30 may be arranged behind theLD 16, that is, the insulatingmember 8, theblock 30, and theTEC 10 with some components, 12 and 14, and theLD 16 thereon through thechip carrier 38, and thereceptacle 4 are arranged in this order along the optical axis of theoptical sub-assembly 300. Theblock 30, which is apart from theTEC 10, also mounts substrates, 34 and 36. Theformer substrate 34 provides twowiring patterns 35 thereon that carry a differential electrical signal to theLDD 32. Theother substrate 36 also provides an interconnection on the top surface thereof. - The
bridge 28 of the present embodiment mechanically connects the top of theblock 30 to the top of the sub-mount 14. Thebridge 28 has a width of, for instance, 0.17 mm, a thickness of, for instance, 0.12 mm, and a length of about 2.0 mm. These dimensions may be varied in respective optical sub-assemblies. However, the width of thebridge 28 may be at least 0.15 mm and the thickness thereof may be at least 0.1 mm for securing enough stiffness. - Similar to those in aforementioned embodiments, the first area is assumed to be a portion in the top of the sub-mount where the
bridge 28 is attached thereto, while, the second area is assumed to be a portion in the top of theblock 30 where thebridge 28 is attached thereto. Thus, the first area may be mechanically connected to the top of theTEC 10, while, the second area may be mechanically connected to thehousing 2 through theblock 30. - The
LD 16 may be electrically connected to theLDD 32 through the interconnection of thechip carrier 38, thebonding wire 37, thebridge 28, the interconnection on thesubstrate 36, while, theLDD 32 may be electrically connected thelead pin 22 through theinterconnections 35 on thesubstrate 34, thebonding wire 20, and the wiring pattern on the insulatingmember 8. The bonding wire connecting thechip carrier 38 to thebridge 28, that connecting thebridge 38 to the interconnection on thesubstrate 36, that connecting the interconnection of thesubstrate 36 to theLDD 32, that connectingLDD 32 to thesubstrate 34, and that connecting thesubstrate 34 to the wiring pattern on the insulating member may be replaced to respective ribbon wires. The differential signal applied to thelead pin 22 may be received by theLDD 32 and converted into a single phase signal. This single phase signal may modulate theLD 16. - The
block 30 may be made of metal such as copper tungsten (CuW) or ceramics such as aluminum nitride (AlN) that effectively dissipates heat generated in theLDD 34 to thehousing 2. That is, the block may show a function of a heat sink. - The
optical sub-assembly 300 in the present embodiment may mechanically connect the top of theTEC 10 to theblock 30 by thebridge 28 and theblock 30 is firmly fixed to thehousing 2; accordingly, the arrangement of the top of theTEC 10, thebridge 28 and theblock 30 may effectively enhance the durability of the TEC against the moment of inertia due to the impact of theferrule 24. Furthermore, theblock 30 is arranged behind theTEC 10 similar to the arrangement of theprevious module 200, which may further effectively prevent theTEC 10 from breaking. - Because the
bridge 28 provides the micro-strip line with the ground metal in the back surface thereof, which is called as the grounded micro-strip line, thebridge 28 may enhance not only the robustness of theTEC 10 but the cost advantages. Thebridge 28 in the configuration thereof is not restricted to the micro-strip line, the co-planar line, and the grounded micro-strip line with a base made of ceramics. Only the ceramics without any electrical interconnections may enhance robustness against the moment of inertia due to the impact of theferrule 24. - Although the present invention has been fully described in conjunction with the preferred embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as included within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims, unless they depart therefrom.
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1. An optical sub-assembly, comprising:
a housing with a side wall and another side wall facing said side wall, said another side wall providing an insulating member;
a thermo-electric controller (TEC) installed in said housing, said TEC mounting a semiconductor optical device thereon;
a receptacle provided in said side wall of said housing, said receptacle receiving an external optical connector with a ferrule, wherein said ferrule abutting against a deep end of said receptacle to cause an impact to said TEC; and
a bridge mechanically connecting a top portion of said TEC to said insulating member in said another side wall of said housing, said bridge being made of ceramics,
wherein said bridge extends along an optical axis of said optical sub-assembly.
2. The optical sub-assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein said TEC comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a plurality of thermo-controlling elements,
wherein said top portion is one of said top plate of said TEC and a top surface of a member mounted on said top plate of said TEC.
3. The optical sub-assembly of claim 2 ,
wherein said member is a carrier mounted on said top plate of said TEC.
4.-8. (canceled)
9. The optical sub-assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein said ceramics is one of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and aluminum nitride (AlN).
10. The optical sub-assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein said bridge provides one of a micro-strip line, a co-planar line, and a grounded micro-strip line.
11. The optical sub-assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein said bridge has a thickness of at least 0.1 mm.
12. The optical sub-assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein said bridge has a width of at least 0.15 mm.
13. The optical sub-assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein said bridge is arranged in an opposite side to said receptacle with respect to said TEC.
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