Hybrid WDM transmitter/receiver module using alignment free assembly techniques

Author

Goto, Akio ; Nakamura, Shinichi ; Kurata, Kazuhiko ; Komatsu, Koya ; Ishikawa, Shigeta

Author_Institution

NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

21

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

140

Lastpage

146

Abstract

A hybrid wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) transmitter/receiver module with a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) has been developed using alignment free assembly techniques. The newly developed WDM module consists of three optical components. One is an LD-fiber coupling unit, the second is a PLC unit on which two kinds of fibers and an LD-fiber coupling unit are mounted, and the last is a ceramic package on which a bare receiver-amplifier and photo-diodes are mounted. These three components can be assembled without optical adjusting, so that high productivity and a compact size of 36 mm ×12.5 mm×3 mm are achieved. This WDM module can transmit/receive 1.3 μm bidirectional signals by time compression multiplexing and multi/demultiplex 1.3/1.5 μm signals

Keywords

assembling; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical planar waveguides; packaging; time division multiplexing; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.3 micrometre; 1.5 micrometre; LD-fiber coupling unit; alignment free assembly techniques; bare receiver-amplifier; bidirectional signals; ceramic package; hybrid WDM transmitter/receiver module; photo-diodes; planar lightwave circuit; productivity; time compression multiplexing; Assembly; Ceramics; Coupling circuits; Optical devices; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Packaging; Productivity; Programmable control; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part B: Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9894

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/96.673701

Filename

673701