Title :
Polymer waveguide-coupled 14-Gb/s × 12-channel parallel-optical modules mounted on optical PCB through Sn-Ag-Cu-solder reflow
Author :
Rizky, Agyl Fajal ; Nishimura, Nozomi ; Nekado, Yoshinobu ; Uemura, Toshifumi ; Nasu, Hideyuki
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel architecture of mounting parallel-optical modules (POMs) onto an optical printed circuit board (PCB) through Sn-Ag-Cu-solder reflow process where precisely positioned stud-pins on optical PCB and guide holes formed on POMs were mated to maintain good optical coupling. We confirmed that fabricated 14-Gb/s × 12-channel POMs achieved a good transmission performance on a test environment using evaluation boards. Then, the POM was mounted onto the optical PCB through Sn-Ag-Cu-solder reflow process actually. We report coupling loss characteristics and signal qualities at 14-Gb/s PRBS 231-1 for the optical link using POM-mounted optical PCBs.
Keywords :
copper; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; printed circuits; reflow soldering; silver; soldering; tin; POM; Sn-Ag-Cu; Sn-Ag-Cu-solder reflow; bit rate 14 Gbit/s; coupling loss; good transmission performance; optical PCB; optical coupling; optical printed circuit board; polymer waveguide-coupled 12-channel parallel-optical modules; High-speed optical techniques; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; optical interconnects; optical module; polymer waveguide; solder reflow;
Conference_Titel :
CPMT Symposium Japan (ICSJ), 2013 IEEE 3rd
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2718-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSJ.2013.6756090
