Optical module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11294128-B2
Application number	US-202117162159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2021
Priority date	Aug 1, 2018
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

An optical module includes a housing, at least one optical assembly and at least one sealing member. The housing includes a housing body, a cover and at least one vent hole therein. At least part of each optical assembly is located in the housing body. Each sealing member is located at a respective one of the at least one vent hole. The sealing member has a central axis and includes a first cylinder, a truncated cone, and a second cylinder, a diameter of the first cylinder is greater than a diameter of the second cylinder. Each vent hole is a stepped hole including a portion with a first aperture and a portion with a second aperture, the first aperture is greater than the second aperture. The first cylinder fits the portion with the first aperture, and the second cylinder fits the portion with the second aperture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical module, comprising:
a housing comprising a housing body with an opening and a cover located at the opening, and further comprising at least one hole therein;
at least one optical assembly, at least part of each optical assembly being located in the housing body; and
at least one sealing member each being located at a respective one of the at least one hole; wherein
each sealing member has a central axis, and comprises a first cylinder, a truncated cone, and a second cylinder that are connected in sequence along the central axis, a diameter of the first cylinder is greater than a diameter of the second cylinder;
each hole is a stepped hole comprising a portion with a first aperture and a portion with a second aperture, the first aperture is greater than the second aperture; and
the first cylinder fits the portion with the first aperture, and the second cylinder fits the portion with the second aperture.

2. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hole is located on a side wall of the housing body.

3. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein each sealing member is in interference fit with the respective hole.

4. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein a cross-sectional dimension of each hole is slightly greater than a cross-sectional dimension of a portion, fitting the hole, of the respective sealing member.

5. The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein the cross-sectional dimension of each hole is greater than the cross-sectional dimension of the portion fitting the hole by a preset parameter in a range from 40 μm to 60 μm.

6. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hole comprises a plurality of holes.

7. The optical module according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of holes comprises two holes located on a first side wall of the housing body and a second side wall, opposite to the first side wall, of the housing body.

8. The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising a bonding portion for bonding the cover and the housing body; wherein
an end surface of a side wall of the housing body comprises a receiving groove thereon, and the receiving groove fits the cover and accommodates the bonding portion.

9. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a transparent plate.

10. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the housing body comprises a partition plate, a first side wall and a second side wall that are opposite to each other; wherein
a first end and a second end of the partition plate abut against the first side wall and the second side wall, respectively.

11. The optical module according to claim 10 , wherein the housing body further comprises a convex rib provided on a side of the partition plate facing the cover.

12. The optical module according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one optical assembly comprises at least one of a light emitting assembly or a light receiving assembly.

13. The optical module according to claim 12 , wherein the second side wall comprises a first light exit hole therein; and
the at least one optical assembly comprises the light emitting assembly, and the light emitting assembly comprises:
a plurality of laser emitters located in the housing body and proximate to the first side wall, the plurality of laser emitters being configured to emit a plurality of light beams;
a plurality of collimating lenses located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the plurality of laser emitters, each collimating lense corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of laser emitters, and the plurality of collimating lenses being configured to collimate the plurality of light beams;
an optical multiplexer located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the plurality of collimating lenses, the optical multiplexer being configured to combine a plurality of light beams passing through the plurality of collimating lenses into one light beam;
a first displacement prism located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the optical multiplexer, the first displacement prism being configured to adjust a light exit position of the light beam;
an optical isolator located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the first displacement prism, the optical isolator being configured to allow a light beam passing through the first displacement prism to propagate in one direction;
a focusing lens located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the optical isolator, the focusing lens being configured to focus a light beam passing through the optical isolator; and
a first adapter located on a side, facing away from the first side wall, of the second side wall and located at the first light exit hole, the first adapter being configured to lead the light beam out of the light emitting assembly.

14. The optical module according to claim 12 , wherein the second side wall comprises a second light exit hole therein; and
the at least one optical assembly comprises the light receiving assembly, the light receiving assembly comprises:
a second adapter located on a side, facing away from the first side wall, of the second side wall and located at the second light exit hole, the second adapter being configured to provide a parallel light beam;
a second displacement prism located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the second adapter, the second displacement prism being configured to adjust a light exit position of the parallel light beam;
an optical demultiplexer located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the second displacement prism, the optical demultiplexer being configured to divide one light beam passing through the second displacement prism into a plurality of light beams;
a condensing lens located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the optical demultiplexer, the condensing lens being configured to converge the plurality of light beams; and
a photo sensor located in the housing body and at a light exit side of the condensing lens, the photo sensor being configured to convert light beams passing through the condensing lens into an electric signal.

15. The optical module according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one optical assembly comprises the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly that are located at two sides of the partition plate.

16. The optical module according to claim 15 , wherein
a space in the housing body is divided into a first housing body portion and a second housing body portion by the partition plate; wherein
at least part of the light emitting assembly is located in the first housing body portion, and at least part of the light receiving assembly is located in the second housing body portion; and

the cover comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion that are independent of each other; wherein
the first cover portion covers the first housing body portion, and the second cover portion covers the second housing body portion.

17. The optical module according to claim 12 , wherein the cover comprises a light-transmitting cover portion and a light-shielding cover portion that cover on different parts of the at least one optical assembly, respectively.

18. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the housing provides a hermetic seal for the at least part of each optical assembly being located in the housing body.

19. The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive bonding the at least one sealing

Assignees

• Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Du Guangchao
• Li Dan
• Tang Yongzheng
• Jiang Yunpeng

Classifications

• G02B6/4208

  using non-reciprocal elements or birefringent plates, i.e. quasi-isolators (optical isolators per se G02F1/093, G02F1/0955) · CPC title

• G02B6/4251 Primary

  Sealed packages (G02B6/4248 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4246

  Bidirectionally operating package structures · CPC title

• G02B6/4287

  Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide (G02B6/2852, G02B6/4286 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4215 Primary

  the intermediate optical elements being wavelength selective optical elements, e.g. variable wavelength optical modules or wavelength lockers (G02B6/4246 takes precedence) · CPC title