Optical module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12461325-B2
Application number	US-202318344684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2023
Priority date	Feb 8, 2021
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

An optical module includes a circuit board, an internal optical fiber, a first light transceiver component, a second light transceiver component, and a protective cover. The internal optical fiber includes a first optical fiber strip and a second optical fiber strip. The protective cover includes a first protective sub-cover and a second protective sub-cover. The first protective sub-cover covers the first light transceiver component and includes a first body, two rods, and two limiting structures. The two limiting structures are disposed on the two rods and configured to limit the first optical fiber strip and the second optical fiber strip. The second protective sub-cover covers the second light transceiver component and is connected to the first protective sub-cover. The second protective sub-cover is located between the two rods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An optical module, comprising:
a circuit board; an internal optical fiber including a first optical fiber strip and a second optical fiber strip; a first light transceiver component disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board; a second light transceiver component disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board; and a protective cover, the protective cover including:
a first protective sub-cover covering the first light transceiver component, the first protective sub-cover including:
a first body;
two rods disposed on an end of the first body proximate to the second light transceiver component and extending in a direction away from the first body, the two rods being arranged at an interval, and proximate to edges of two sides of the first body respectively; and
two limiting structures disposed on the two rods respectively, the two limiting structures being configured to limit the first optical fiber strip and the second optical fiber strip, the first optical fiber strip and the second optical fiber strip being connected to the first light transceiver component through the two limiting structures respectively; and

a second protective sub-cover covering the second light transceiver component and connected to the first protective sub-cover, the second protective sub-cover being located between the two rods.

2 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the two rods include a first rod and a second rod, and the two limiting structures include:
a first limiting structure disposed on the first rod and located on a side of the second light transceiver component, the first optical fiber strip being connected to the first light transceiver component through the first limiting structure; and a second limiting structure disposed on the second rod and located on another side of the second light transceiver component, the second optical fiber strip being connected to the first light transceiver component through the second limiting structure.

3 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the second protective sub-cover is detachably connected to the first protective sub-cover.

4 . The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein
the first protective sub-cover further includes:
a first mounting portion; and
a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion being disposed on the two rods and located on surfaces of the two rods that are proximate to each other, respectively;
the second protective sub-cover includes:
a second body;
a first positioning portion; and
a second positioning portion, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion being disposed on two sides of the second body, respectively, and the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion being connected with the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion, respectively, so as to position and arrange the second protective sub-cover on the first protective sub-cover.

5 . The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are grooves, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are protrusions, and the protrusions are clamped with the grooves respectively.

6 . The optical module according to claim 4 , wherein one of the two limiting structures is located on a side of the first mounting portion away from the second protective sub-cover, and another limiting structure of the two limiting structures is located on a side of the second mounting portion away from the second protective sub-cover.

7 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the first protective sub-cover and the second protective sub-cover are a one-piece member.

8 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein a hollow region is disposed between the first protective sub-cover and the second protective sub-cover, and the first optical fiber strip and the second optical fiber strip extend from a side of the second protective sub-cover away from the circuit board to a side of the first protective sub-cover proximate to the circuit board through the hollow region, so as to be connected with the first light transceiver component.

9 . The optical module according to claim 8 , wherein a portion of a side of the second protective sub-cover proximate to the first light transceiver component is an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined in a direction away from the first light transceiver component, so as to avoid the first optical fiber strip and the second optical fiber strip through two sides of the second protective sub-cover.

10 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the second light transceiver component is located between the two rods.

11 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein
the first protective sub-cover is configured to cover a first wire bonding region between the first light transceiver component and the circuit board, so as to protect the first wire bonding region of the first light transceiver component; and the second protective sub-cover is configured to cover a second wire bonding region between the second light transceiver component and the circuit board, so as to protect the second wire bonding region of the second light transceiver component.

12 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the internal optical fiber further includes a third optical fiber strip and a fourth optical fiber strip;
the first light transceiver component includes:
a first base;
a first laser assembly disposed on the first base, the first laser assembly being configured to emit light;
a first silicon optical chip disposed on the first base, the first silicon optical chip being configured to modulate the light emitted by the first laser assembly, so as to load information into the light, and receive and demodulate an optical signal from outside;
a first optical fiber connector being optically coupled with the first silicon optical chip and connected to the second optical fiber strip; and
a second optical fiber connector being optically coupled with the first silicon optical chip and connected to the first optical fiber strip;
the second light transceiver component includes:
a second base;
a second laser assembly disposed on the second base, the second laser assembly being configured to emit light;
a second silicon optical chip disposed on the second base, the second silicon optical chip being configured to modulate the light emitted by the second laser assembly, so as to load information into the light, and receive and demodulate another optical signal from the outside;
a third optical fiber connector being optically coupled with the second silicon optical chip and connected to the fourth optical fiber strip; and
a fourth optical fiber connector being optically coupled with the second silicon optical chip and connected to the third optical fiber strip.

13 . The optical module according to claim 12 , wherein
the first protective sub-cover further includes a first through hole and a second through hole, the first through hole and the second through hole are disposed in the first body, so as to expose the first silicon optical chip and the first laser assembly; and the second protective sub-cover includes a second body, a third through hole and a fourth through hole, the third through hole and the fourth through hole are disposed in the second body, so as to expose the second silicon optical chip and the second laser assembly.

14 . The optical module a

Assignees

• Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ji Jingqi
• Xu Fabu
• Cui Wei

Classifications

• G02B6/4246

  Bidirectionally operating package structures · CPC title

• G02B6/428 Primary

  containing printed circuit boards [PCB] · CPC title

• G02B6/4292

  the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements · CPC title

• G02B6/424

  Mounting of the optical light guide · CPC title

• G02B6/42 Primary

  Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements · CPC title