Packaging of a directly modulated laser chip in photonics module
A package structure of a directly modulated laser in a photonics module includes a thermoelectric cooler including multiple conductor traces formed in a cool surface. The package structure further includes a directly modulated laser (DML) chip having a first electrode being attached with the cool surface and a second electrode at a distance away from the cool surface. Additionally, the package structure includes an interposer having a plurality of through-holes formed between a first surface to a second surface. The first surface is mounted to the cool surface such that each through-hole is aligned with one of the multiple conductor traces and the second surface being leveled with the second electrode. Moreover, the package structure includes a driver disposed on the second surface of the interposer with at least a galvanically coupled output port coupled directly to the second electrode of the DML chip.
1. A package structure of a directly modulated laser in a photonics module comprising:
a substrate configured with a first surface including multiple conductor traces embedded therein and a second surface configured to be attached on a cool surface of a thermoelectric cooler including one or more conductor trances in the cool surface, the substrate having a cavity region formed from the first surface down to expose a portion of the cool a surface;
a directly modulated laser (DML) chip having at least a first electrode attached to the one or more conductor traces in the cool surface within the cavity region and at least one second electrode positioned to be leveled with the first surface; and
a driver chip flipped and disposed on the substrate, the driver chip including multiple electrodes configured to be coupled with the multiple conductor traces in the first surface and including at least one galvanically coupled output port to be coupled directly to the at least one second electrode of the DML chip.
2. The package structure of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises silicon and silicon oxide, each of the multiple conductor traces is configured to carry electrical signals interfacing with the driver chip.
3. The package structure of claim 2 wherein the one or more conductor traces in the cool surface is configured as an electrical ground of the thermoelectric cooler, the substrate comprises at least one trans-silicon via filled with conductor to form a contact electrode on the first surface connecting at least one of the one or more conductor traces in the cool surface for grounding the electrical ground of the thermoelectric cooler.
4. The package structure of claim 3 wherein the DML chip comprises multiple laser diodes having a common electrode being attached with the cool surface to connect to the electrical ground with a thermal conductive pad inserted between the common electrode and the cool surface.
5. The package structure of claim 4 wherein the multiple laser diodes comprise respective multiple second electrodes, and the driver chip comprises multiple galvanically coupled output ports coupled to the respective multiple second electrodes of the DML chip.