Claims
- 1. An optoelectronic module comprising:a fiber optics ferrule supporting a set of optical fibers and having a ferrule alignment structure; an optoelectronic device; and a silicon substrate carrier adapted to support said optoelectronic device, said silicon substrate carrier including: a) a plurality of electrically conductive traces for carrying signals to at least one of the optoelectronic device and other devices mounted on said silicon substrate carrier. b) a carrier alignment structure for cooperating with said ferrule alignment structure and aligning said silicon substrate carrier with said fiber optics ferrule, and c) at least one alignment mark constructed on said silicon substrate carrier and precisely aligned relative to said carrier alignment structure for use in precisely positioning and mounting at least one of the optoelectronic device and the other devices on said silicon substrate carrier, and wherein the optoelectronic device comprises a set of photoactive components which is mounted on the silicon substrate carrier with reference to the at least one alignment mark so that said optical fibers are aligned with said photoactive components when said silicon substrate carrier is aligned with said fiber optics ferrule, and wherein, said ferrule alignment structure comprises a set of alignment holes, and said carrier alignment structure comprises a set of alignment apertures in said silicon substrate carrier and guide pins extending through said set of alignment apertures.
- 2. The optoelectronic module of claim 1, further including:a support block having at least one support passage formed therein to receive the guide pins for securely supporting said guide pins and said silicon substrate carrier in precisely aligned positions.
- 3. The optoelectronic module of claim 2, wherein:said guide pins are cemented into said at least one support passage of said support block.
- 4. The optoelectronic module of claim 2, wherein:said photoactive components comprise vertical cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers.
- 5. An optoelectronic module comprising:a fiber optics ferrule supporting a set of optical fibers and having a ferrule alignment an optoelectronic device; a silicon substrate carrier adapted to support said optoelectronic device, said silicon substrate carrier including; a) a plurality of electrically conductive traces for carrying signals to at least one of the optoelectronic device and other devices mounted on said silicon substrate carrier, b) a carrier alignment structure for cooperating with said ferrule alignment structure and aligning said silicon substrate carrier with said fiber optics ferrule, and c) at least one alignment mark constructed on said silicon substrate carrier and precisely aligned relative to said carrier alignment structure for use in precisely positioning and mounting at least one of the optoelectronic device and the other devices on said silicon substrate carrier, and wherein the optoelectronic device comprises a set of photoactive components which is mounted on the silicon substrate carrier with reference to the at least one alignment mark so that said optical fibers are aliased with said photoactive components when said silicon substrate carrier is aligned with said fiber optics ferrule, and wherein said silicon substrate carrier further includes a window section extending through said silicon substrate carrier, and a transparent layer disposed over said window section; and a set of metal traces deposited as a grid on said transparent film layer for use in suppressing EMI emissions.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/954,130 filed Sep. 17, 2001, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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JP 402101406 A Inventor:Ito, Masataka, Assignee: NEC Corp. Application Date: Oct. 11, 1998. |