Optical receptacle and optical module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9726835-B2
Application number	US-201515126846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Priority date	Mar 18, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

This optical receptacle has the following: a first surface that includes a first optical surface and a third optical surface; a reflective surface whereby the light inputted via the first optical surface is reflected in a direction parallel to a substrate; an optical separation unit whereby the light reflected off the reflective surface is separated into monitoring light and signal light; a transmitting surface through which the signal light separated out by the optical separation unit is transmitted; a third surface that includes a second optical surface via which the signal light that has been transmitted through the transmitting surface is outputted towards the end face of the aforementioned light-transporting body; and a reflected-monitoring-light avoidance means whereby monitoring light that has reached the detection element is guide so as not to return to the abovementioned light-emitting element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An optical receptacle disposed between a photoelectric conversion device and an optical transmission member, the photoelectric conversion device including a light emitting element and a detection device configured to detect monitor light for monitoring light emitted from the light emitting element, the light emitting element and the detection device being mounted on a substrate, the optical receptacle being configured to optically couple the light emitting element and an end surface of the optical transmission member, the optical receptacle comprising:
a first surface including a first optical surface on which light emitted from the light emitting element is incident, and a third optical surface configured to emit the monitor light toward the detection device;
a reflecting surface configured to reflect light incident on the first optical surface in a direction along the substrate;
a light separation part composed of a part of an internal surface of a recess disposed on a light path of light reflected by the reflecting surface, the light separation part being configured to separate the light reflected by the reflecting surface into the monitor light directed toward the third optical surface and signal light directed toward the end surface of the optical transmission member;
a transmission surface composed of a part of the internal surface of the recess, and configured to allow the signal light separated by the light separation part to pass therethrough through an internal space of the recess;
a third surface including a second optical surface configured to emit the signal light passed through the transmission surface toward the end surface of the optical transmission member; and
a reflection monitor light avoiding part disposed on a light path between the light separation part and the detection device, and configured to guide reflection monitor light such that the reflection monitor light does not return to the light emitting element, the reflection monitor light being the monitor light which reaches the detection device and is reflected by a detection surface of the detection device, wherein:
the light separation part includes:
a division reflection surface on which a part of light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected by the reflecting surface is incident, the division reflection surface being divided in a predetermined dividing direction at predetermined intervals and disposed at a second inclination angle to the first surface angle, the division reflection surface being configured to reflect the part of the light incident on the division reflection surface as the monitor light, and
a division transmission surface on which another part of the light of the light emitting element reflected by the reflecting surface is incident, the division transmission surface is disposed and divided at a position where the division reflection surface is not provided, the division transmission surface being configured to allow the other part of the light incident on the division transmission surface to pass therethrough toward the third surface side as the signal light.

2. The optical receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein the reflection monitor light avoiding part is the division reflection surface which is set to have the second inclination angle such that an optical axis of the monitor light is tilted to the first surface.

3. The optical receptacle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the reflection monitor light avoiding part is:
the division reflection surface which is set to have the second inclination angle such that an optical axis of the monitor light is tilted to the first surface, and
the third optical surface which is set such that a central axis thereof intersects with a normal direction with respect to the first surface.

4. An optical module comprising:
a photoelectric conversion device including a light emitting element and a detection device configured to detect monitor light for monitoring light emitted from the light emitting element, the light emitting element and the detection device being mounted on a substrate; and
the optical receptacle according to claim 1 disposed on the substrate.

5. An optical module comprising:
a photoelectric conversion device including a light emitting element and a detection device configured to detect monitor light for monitoring light emitted from the light emitting element, the light emitting element and the detection device being mounted on a substrate; and
the optical receptacle according to claim 2 disposed on the substrate.

6. An optical module comprising:
a photoelectric conversion device including a light emitting element and a detection device configured to detect monitor light for monitoring light emitted from the light emitting element, the light emitting element and the detection device being mounted on a substrate; and
the optical receptacle according to claim 3 disposed on the substrate.

Assignees

• Enplas Corp

Inventors

• Shibuya Kazutaka

Classifications

• G02B6/4214

  the intermediate optical element having redirecting reflective means, e.g. mirrors, prisms for deflecting the radiation from horizontal to down- or upward direction toward a device (G02B6/4246 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4286 Primary

  Optical modules with optical power monitoring · CPC title

• G02B6/4208 Primary

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

• G02B6/4204

  the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms (encapsulated active devices H01S5/02208) · CPC title

• G02B6/4206

  Optical features (G02B6/4207, G02B6/421 take precedence) · CPC title