Method for fabricating silicon photonics package, active alignment method for light coupling, and silicon photonics package
US10209452B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/136
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A silicon photonics package includes an L-shaped block formed from a cuboid having a through-hole through front and rear faces thereof. The L-shaped block includes two horizontal inner surfaces lying in a plane longitudinally bisecting a section of the through-hole, a bisected through-hole formed between the two horizontal inner surfaces, and a vertical inner surface. A lens block with a lens or lens array is bonded on the rear face of the L-shaped block. A vertical metal pad is attached on the front face of the L-shaped block. The vertical metal pad is soldered together with two horizontal metal pads on a photonic integrated circuit block formed with a waveguide or waveguide array such that the center of the optical lens is optically aligned with the waveguide. A method for fabricating the silicon photonics package, and an active alignment method for light coupling are also disclosed.
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