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JP4083893B2
JP4083893B2 JP28753898A JP28753898A JP4083893B2 JP 4083893 B2 JP4083893 B2 JP 4083893B2 JP 28753898 A JP28753898 A JP 28753898A JP 28753898 A JP28753898 A JP 28753898A JP 4083893 B2 JP4083893 B2 JP 4083893B2
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高伸 山▲崎▼
孝 繁松
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、光ファイバアレイを光導波路などの光学素子に接続した構造の光モジュールに関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
図2は光モジュールの組立方法を、図3は組み立てられた従来の光モジュールを示す。図において、1A、1Bは光ファイバアレイ、2は光導波路などの光学素子である。
【0003】
光ファイバアレイ1A、1Bは、テープ状光ファイバ心線3の端部の被覆を除去して複数本の光ファイバ4を露出させ、これらの光ファイバ4を整列基板5のV溝6をガイドとして整列させ、その上から固定基板7で押さえつけると共に、光ファイバ4と整列基板5と固定基板7を接着剤によって一体化したものである。接着剤としては通常、紫外線硬化性接着剤が用いられる。このため整列基板5及び固定基板7の少なくとも一方は紫外線を透過させることを目的としてガラスで作られることが多い。
【0004】
上記のように構成された光ファイバアレイ1A、1Bの端面と、光学素子2の端面とを対向させ、光ファイバの伝送特性が最良となるように調整した上で、光ファイバアレイ1A、1Bと光学素子2を接着剤により接着すれば、図3のような光モジュールが出来上がる。光ファイバアレイ1A、1Bと光学素子2との接着にも紫外線硬化性接着剤が用いられ、それを硬化させるために紫外線が照射される。このため光学素子2の両端面付近も紫外線を透過させることを目的としてガラスで作られることが多い。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
光ファイバアレイの固定基板または整列基板などに使用されるガラスは紫外線を吸収する性質のあることが知られている。例えば硼珪酸ガラス(SiO2−B2O3)、硼珪酸ソーダガラス(SiO2−B2O3−Na2O)などは工業用ガラス、光学ガラスとして一般的であるが、このようなガラスは波長λ=250nm 程度の紫外線を吸収する性質がある。
【0006】
ガラスが紫外線を吸収すると、ガラスの表面層と内部に密度差が生じ、応力が発生することが知られている。光モジュールや光ファイバアレイに使用されているガラス部材は、多量の紫外線を吸収すると、割れや歪みが発生しやすくなり、接続特性、伝送特性を低下させる原因となる。特に紫外線硬化性接着剤により部材を接着する構造の場合には、製作段階で多量の紫外線を浴びることになるため、製品の状態でガラス部材内にある程度の応力が残留することになり、製品となった後にさらに紫外線を浴びることになると、ガラス部材の内部応力が増大し、所定の伝送特性を維持することが困難になる。
【0007】
本発明の目的は、以上のような問題点に鑑み、紫外線による伝送特性の劣化を防止した光モジュールを提供することにある。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
この目的を達成するため本発明の光モジュールは、光ファイバを挟みつける2枚の基板のうち少なくとも一方の基板がガラスで出来ていて両基板が紫外線硬化性接着剤で接着されている光ファイバアレイと、光学素子とを、紫外線硬化性接着剤で接着して光学的に接続した光モジュールにおいて、接続された光ファイバアレイ及び光学素子の外周に紫外線の透過を妨げる樹脂よりなる被覆を設け、この樹脂被覆により光ファイバアレイのガラス部材が浴びる紫外線の量を少なくして、光ファイバアレイのガラス部材の内部応力の増大による伝送特性の劣化を防止したことを特徴とするものである。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施形態を図面を参照して詳細に説明する。図1は本発明の光モジュールの一実施形態を示す。図1において、先に説明した図2、図3と同一部分には同一符号を付してある。光ファイバアレイ1A、1Bは整列基板5及び固定基板7の少なくとも一方がガラスで出来ており、整列基板5と、固定基板7と、その間の光ファイバ4は紫外線硬化性接着剤で接着され一体化されている。また光ファイバアレイ1A、1Bと光学素子(光導波路素子)2は紫外線硬化性接着剤で接着され光学的に接続されている。
【0010】
この光モジュール特徴は、上記のように接続された光ファイバアレイ1A、1B及び光学素子2の外周に、紫外線の透過を妨げる樹脂よりなる被覆8を設けたことである。被覆8の材料としては、紫外線の透過を妨げる樹脂例えば酸化チタン、酸化亜鉛などの酸化物(紫外線吸収物質)若しくはベンゾトリアゾール系、ヒンダ−ドアミン系などの紫外線吸収剤を含有するプラスチック材、又は光を吸収し易い黒体のプラスチック材例えばカーボン、黒色素を含有するプラスチック材を使用することが好ましい。また被覆8に着色を施しておくと、紫外線の透過を妨げる効果が向上すると共に、光モジュールをその機能によって色分けして識別を容易にすることも可能である。
【0011】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明の光モジュールは、外周に紫外線の透過を妨げる樹脂よりなる被覆を設けてあるので、ガラス部材が浴びる紫外線の量を少なくでき、このためガラス部材の内部応力の増大を抑制でき、伝送特性の劣化を防止できるという効果がある。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明に係る光モジュールの一実施形態を示す一部切開斜視図。
【図2】 従来の光モジュールの組立方法を示す斜視図。
【図3】 従来の光モジュールの一例を示す斜視図。
【符号の説明】
1A、1B:光ファイバアレイ
2:光学素子
3:テープ状光ファイバ心線
4:光ファイバ
5:整列基板
6:溝
7:固定基板
8:被覆
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an optical module having a structure in which an optical fiber array is connected to an optical element such as an optical waveguide.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 2 shows an optical module assembling method, and FIG. 3 shows an assembled conventional optical module. In the figure, 1A and 1B are optical fiber arrays, and 2 is an optical element such as an optical waveguide.
[0003]
In the optical fiber arrays 1A and 1B, the coating of the end portion of the tape-shaped optical fiber core 3 is removed to expose a plurality of optical fibers 4, and these optical fibers 4 are guided using the V-groove 6 of the alignment substrate 5 as a guide. The optical fiber 4, the alignment substrate 5 and the fixed substrate 7 are integrated by an adhesive while being aligned and pressed by the fixed substrate 7 from above. As the adhesive, an ultraviolet curable adhesive is usually used. For this reason, at least one of the alignment substrate 5 and the fixed substrate 7 is often made of glass for the purpose of transmitting ultraviolet rays.
[0004]
The end faces of the optical fiber arrays 1A and 1B configured as described above and the end face of the optical element 2 are made to face each other and adjusted so that the transmission characteristics of the optical fiber are the best. If the optical element 2 is bonded with an adhesive, an optical module as shown in FIG. 3 is completed. An ultraviolet curable adhesive is also used for bonding the optical fiber arrays 1A and 1B and the optical element 2, and ultraviolet rays are irradiated to cure the adhesive. For this reason, the vicinity of both end faces of the optical element 2 is often made of glass for the purpose of transmitting ultraviolet rays.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
It is known that glass used for a fixed substrate or an alignment substrate of an optical fiber array has a property of absorbing ultraviolet rays. For example, borosilicate glass (SiO 2 —B 2 O 3 ) and borosilicate soda glass (SiO 2 —B 2 O 3 —Na 2 O) are commonly used as industrial glass and optical glass. Has the property of absorbing ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of about λ = 250 nm.
[0006]
It is known that when glass absorbs ultraviolet rays, a difference in density occurs between the surface layer and the inside of the glass, and stress is generated. Glass members used in optical modules and optical fiber arrays are susceptible to cracking and distortion when absorbing a large amount of ultraviolet rays, which causes a reduction in connection characteristics and transmission characteristics. In particular, in the case of a structure in which members are bonded with an ultraviolet curable adhesive, since a large amount of ultraviolet rays are exposed in the production stage, a certain amount of stress remains in the glass member in the product state, If it is further exposed to ultraviolet rays after it has become, the internal stress of the glass member increases, making it difficult to maintain the predetermined transmission characteristics.
[0007]
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an optical module that prevents deterioration of transmission characteristics due to ultraviolet rays.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve this object, an optical module of the present invention is an optical fiber array in which at least one of two substrates sandwiching an optical fiber is made of glass and both substrates are bonded with an ultraviolet curable adhesive. In an optical module in which an optical element is optically connected by bonding with an ultraviolet curable adhesive, a coating made of a resin that prevents transmission of ultraviolet light is provided on the outer periphery of the connected optical fiber array and the optical element , This resin coating is characterized in that the amount of ultraviolet rays applied to the glass member of the optical fiber array is reduced to prevent the deterioration of transmission characteristics due to an increase in internal stress of the glass member of the optical fiber array .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the optical module of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the same parts as those in FIGS. 2 and 3 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the optical fiber arrays 1A and 1B, at least one of the alignment substrate 5 and the fixed substrate 7 is made of glass, and the alignment substrate 5, the fixed substrate 7, and the optical fiber 4 therebetween are bonded and integrated with an ultraviolet curable adhesive. Has been. The optical fiber arrays 1A and 1B and the optical element (optical waveguide element) 2 are optically connected by being bonded with an ultraviolet curable adhesive.
[0010]
This optical module is characterized in that a coating 8 made of a resin that prevents the transmission of ultraviolet rays is provided on the outer periphery of the optical fiber arrays 1A, 1B and the optical element 2 connected as described above. The material of the coating 8 includes a resin that prevents the transmission of ultraviolet light, for example, a plastic material containing an oxide (ultraviolet absorber) such as titanium oxide or zinc oxide, or an ultraviolet absorber such as benzotriazole or hindered amine, or light. plastic material such as carbon absorption easily blackbody, has preferably be used plastic material containing black pigment. In addition, when the coating 8 is colored, the effect of preventing the transmission of ultraviolet rays is improved, and the optical module can be color-coded according to its function to facilitate identification.
[0011]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, since the optical module of the present invention is provided with a coating made of a resin that prevents the transmission of ultraviolet rays on the outer periphery, it is possible to reduce the amount of ultraviolet rays that the glass member is exposed to, thereby increasing the internal stress of the glass member. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of transmission characteristics.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially cut perspective view showing an embodiment of an optical module according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional method of assembling an optical module.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional optical module.
[Explanation of symbols]
1A, 1B: Optical fiber array 2: Optical element 3: Tape-shaped optical fiber core wire 4: Optical fiber 5: Alignment substrate 6: Groove 7: Fixed substrate 8: Coating

Claims (2)

光ファイバを挟みつける2枚の基板のうち少なくとも一方の基板がガラスで出来ていて両基板が紫外線硬化性接着剤で接着されている光ファイバアレイと、光学素子とを、紫外線硬化性接着剤で接着して光学的に接続した光モジュールにおいて、接続された光ファイバアレイ及び光学素子の外周に紫外線の透過を妨げる樹脂よりなる被覆を設け、この樹脂被覆により光ファイバアレイのガラス部材が浴びる紫外線の量を少なくして、光ファイバアレイのガラス部材の内部応力の増大による伝送特性の劣化を防止したことを特徴とする光モジュール。An optical fiber array in which at least one of the two substrates sandwiching the optical fiber is made of glass and both substrates are bonded with an ultraviolet curable adhesive, and the optical element are bonded with the ultraviolet curable adhesive. In an optical module that is optically connected by bonding, a coating made of a resin that prevents transmission of ultraviolet rays is provided on the outer periphery of the connected optical fiber array and optical element, and the ultraviolet rays that the glass member of the optical fiber array is exposed to by this resin coating An optical module characterized in that the transmission characteristic is prevented from being deteriorated by increasing the internal stress of the glass member of the optical fiber array by reducing the amount of the optical fiber array . 被覆に着色を施したことを特徴とする請求項1記載の光モジュール。The optical module according to claim 1, wherein the coating is colored.
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