Optical module for high-speed bidirectional transceiver

Details Optical module for high-speed bidirectional transceiver Optical module for high-speed bidirectional transceiver

2005-09-06

2005-09-06

Williams, Joseph (Department: 2879)

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector

C385S092000, C385S088000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06939058

ABSTRACT:
The optical module of the invention for high-speed bidirectional transceiver consists of a signal receiving unit, a signal transmitting unit, a common receiving-transmitting optical fiber, and a fiber coupling unit. The laser diode and the photodiode are arranged parallel to each other in closely located recesses of the module housing. Such an arrangement makes it possible to shorten distances for guiding lead wires from the terminals of the PC board to the respective terminals of the transmitting and receiving diodes. The laser diode emits a first transmitting laser beam that passes through a microobjective that collimates the beam and directs into onto a full-reflection mirror located inside the module housing. The full-reflection mirror reflects the first transmitting beam at an angle of 90° and transmits it to the end face of an optical fiber through an optical fiber collimator that centers the beam with the fiber core. The module is provided with a second mirror, which is fully transparent to the aforementioned first transmitting beam, but is fully reflective to a second transmitting beam that may propagate in a direction opposite to the first transmitting beam on a different wavelength. Alignment of the optical components is facilitated due to the fact that it is carried out with diffractionally limited and collimated beams.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4592619 (1986-06-01), Weidel
patent: 4767171 (1988-08-01), Keil et al.
patent: 4904043 (1990-02-01), Schweizer
patent: 5127075 (1992-06-01), Althaus et al.
patent: 5408559 (1995-04-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 5485538 (1996-01-01), Bowen et al.
patent: 5487124 (1996-01-01), Bowen et al.
patent: 5621573 (1997-04-01), Lewis et al.
patent: 5796899 (1998-08-01), Butrie et al.
patent: 5838859 (1998-11-01), Butrie et al.
patent: 5841562 (1998-11-01), Rangwala et al.
patent: 5848211 (1998-12-01), Yang et al.
patent: 6075635 (2000-06-01), Butrie et al.
patent: 6128134 (2000-10-01), Feldman et al.
patent: 6142680 (2000-11-01), Kikuchi et al.
patent: 6282000 (2001-08-01), Kikuchi et al.
patent: 6624507 (2003-09-01), Nguyen et al.
patent: 6652161 (2003-11-01), Grann et al.
patent: 6722793 (2004-04-01), Althaus et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Optical module for high-speed bidirectional transceiver does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Optical module for high-speed bidirectional transceiver, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Optical module for high-speed bidirectional transceiver will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3408632