Wavelength-selection type optical receiving apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11921333-B2
Application number	US-202017427866-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2020
Priority date	Feb 5, 2019
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A wavelength-selective optical reception device includes a photoreceptor ( 21 ) that converts optical signals ( 201 ) into electric signals and outputs the electric signals, a base ( 31 ) on which the photoreceptor ( 21 ) is provided, a housing ( 41 ) that is mounted on the base ( 31 ) and surrounds the photoreceptor ( 21 ) along with the base ( 31 ), and that is provided with a window ( 51 ) to pass optical signals ( 203 ) including the optical signals ( 201 ) and including optical signals ( 202 ) of a wavelength different from a first wavelength of the optical signals ( 201 ) and a window ( 52 ) to pass the optical signals ( 202 ), and an optical filter ( 61 ) that is disposed inside the housing between the window ( 51 ) and the photoreceptor ( 21 ) along the optical axis ( 205 ) of the optical signals ( 203 ), and that outputs, out of the optical signals ( 203 ) that enter thereto, the optical signals ( 201 ) toward the photoreceptor ( 21 ), and reflects the optical signals ( 202 ) toward a near side in a direction of travel of the optical signals ( 203 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wavelength-selective optical reception device, comprising:
a photoreceptor that converts first optical signals into electric signals and outputs the electric signals;
a base on which the photoreceptor is provided;
a housing that is mounted on the base and surrounds the photoreceptor along with the base, and that is provided with a first window through which third optical signals pass from an outside of the housing to an inside of the housing, the third optical signals including the first optical signals and including second optical signals of a wavelength different from a first wavelength of the first optical signals; and
a first optical filter that is disposed inside the housing between the first window and the photoreceptor along an optical axis of the third optical signals, and that outputs, out of the third optical signals that enter thereto, the first optical signals toward the photoreceptor, and reflects the second optical signals toward a near side in a direction of travel of the third optical signals,
wherein a second window is provided at the housing, and the second optical signals pass through the second window from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing,
the first window is either a first plate-like material or a first opening that is provided at a first position of an outer peripheral wall of the housing,
the second window is either a second plate-like material or a second opening that is provided at a second position of the outer peripheral wall of the housing, and
a shielding member is provided between the first window and the second window at a third position of the outer peripheral wall of the housing.

2. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first window and the second window are separated from each other via the shielding member along the outer peripheral wall of the housing.

3. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first optical filter is a wavelength-variable filter capable of optionally changing the first wavelength.

4. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first wavelength is changed by changing an angle of the first optical filter as to the optical axis of the third optical signals.

5. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a condensing lens that condenses the first optical signals output from the first optical filter on a light-receiving face of the photoreceptor.

6. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a light-emitting element that outputs the third optical signals toward the first window.

7. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the housing is formed of a material including metal or ceramics to shield an external light different from the third optical signals, and
each of the first and second windows is formed of quartz glass.

8. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer peripheral wall is configured with a top wall and a side wall,
the top wall is located at an opposite side with respect to the base, and the side wall connects between the top wall and the base, and
the first and second windows and the shielding member are provided at the top wall.

9. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the outer peripheral wall is configured with a top wall and a side wall,
the top wall is located at an opposite side with respect to the base, and the side wall connects between the top wall and the base, and
the first and second windows and the shielding member are provided at the top wall.

10. A wavelength-selective optical reception device, comprising:
a photoreceptor that converts first optical signals into electric signals and outputs the electric signals;
a base on which the photoreceptor is provided;
a housing that is mounted on the base and surrounds the photoreceptor along with the base, and that is provided with a first window through which third optical signals pass from an outside of the housing to an inside of the housing, the third optical signals including the first optical signals and including second optical signals of a wavelength different from a first wavelength of the first optical signals; and
a first optical filter that is disposed inside the housing between the first window and the photoreceptor along an optical axis of the third optical signals, and that outputs, out of the third optical signals that enter thereto, the first optical signals toward the photoreceptor, and reflects the second optical signals toward a near side in a direction of travel of the third optical signals,
wherein a second window is provided at the housing, and the second optical signals pass through the second window from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing,
the first window is a first plate-like material that is provided at a first position of an outer peripheral wall of the housing,
the second window is a second plate-like material that is provided at a second position of the outer peripheral wall of the housing, and
a shielding member is provided between the first window and the second window at a third position of the outer peripheral wall of the housing.

11. A wavelength-selective optical reception device, comprising:
a photoreceptor that converts first optical signals into electric signals and outputs the electric signals;
a base on which the photoreceptor is provided;
a housing that is mounted on the base and surrounds the photoreceptor along with the base, and that is provided with a first window through which third optical signals pass from an outside of the housing to an inside of the housing, the third optical signals including the first optical signals and including second optical signals of a wavelength different from a first wavelength of the first optical signals; and
a first optical filter that is disposed inside the housing between the first window and the photoreceptor along an optical axis of the third optical signals, and that outputs, out of the third optical signals that enter thereto, the first optical signals toward the photoreceptor, and reflects the second optical signals toward a near side in a direction of travel of the third optical signals,
wherein a second window is provided at the housing, and the second optical signals pass through the second window from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing,
the first window is a first opening that is provided at a first position of an outer peripheral wall of the housing,
the second window is a second opening that is provided at a second position of the outer peripheral wall of the housing, and
a shielding member is provided between the first window and the second window at a third position of the outer peripheral wall of the housing.

12. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first window, the shielding member, and the second window are continuously formed as a monolithic structure.

13. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the monolithic structure is formed of quartz glass.

14. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the shielding member is a metal film on the quartz glass.

15. The wavelength-selective optical reception device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first window, the shieldi

Assignees

• Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

Inventors

• Kanai Takuya
• Imai Takeshi
• Senoo Yumiko
• Asaka Kota

Classifications

• H10F77/40

  Optical elements or arrangements (surface textures H10F77/70) · CPC title

• H10F77/407

  indirectly associated with the devices · CPC title

• H10F77/50

  Encapsulations or containers (for photovoltaic modules H10F19/80) · CPC title

• G02B6/421 Primary

  the intermediate optical component consisting of a short length of fibre, e.g. fibre stub · CPC title

• G02B6/4236

  Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements · CPC title