IP Library › Granted Patent US 7,242,828
Granted Patent B2
US 7,242,828 · App. 10/681,019 · Granted Jul 10, 2007

Optical circuit in which fabrication is easy

Assignee: NEC Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,242,828
App. No.
10/681,019
Granted
Jul 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for fabricating an optical circuit, a mirror element with a protection film formed within a die of a semiconductor is connected to a substrate at a predetermined position. The mirror element with the protection film connected to the substrate is peeled from the die of the semiconductor. The protection film is removed to expose a reflection surface of a reflection film of the mirror element.

Claims (45)

1. A mirror comprising a multi-layer thin film, wherein said multi-layer thin film comprises a first layer and a second layer,

said first layer has a reflection surface plane,

said second layer has a contact plane with a substrate,

an angle between said reflection surface plane and said contact plane is 45° or equal to an angle between (100) plane orientation and a (111) plane orientation in a silicon crystal, and

said mirror has an interior concave portion adjacent to the reflection surface plane which is filled with a non-atmospheric material,

wherein said non-atmospheric material is one of a resin composition containing an active energy line polymerization initiator and an active energy line reaction resin.

2. The mirror according to claim 1 , wherein said active energy line reaction resin is one of phenol novolak type epoxy resin, cresol/volak type epoxy resin, glycylamine type epoxy resin and biphenyl type epoxy resin.

3. A mirror comprising a gold layer, wherein said gold layer has a reflection surface plane and a contact plane,

an angle between said reflection surface plane and said contact plane is 45° or equal to an angle between (100) plane orientation and a (111) plane orientation in a silicon crystal, and

said mirror has an interior concave portion adjacent to the reflection surface plane which is filled with a non-atmospheric material,

wherein said non-atmospheric material is one of a resin composition containing an active energy line polymerization initiator and an active energy line reaction resin.

4. The mirror according to claim 3 , wherein said active energy line reaction resin is one of phenol novolak type epoxy resin, cresol/volak type epoxy resin, glycylamine type epoxy resin and biphenyl type epoxy resin.

5. An optical circuit comprising:

a substrate;

an optical fiber or an optical waveguide provided for said substrate;

a photodiode or a surface emission type laser provided for said substrate;

a mirror connected with said substrate;

at least a cantilever of said substrate, wherein said mirror is installed in a tip portion of said at least a cantilever; and

an expanding and contracting member which moves said tip portion upwardly and downwardly,

wherein said mirror comprises a multi-layer thin film, which comprises a first layer and a second layer,

said first layer is a reflection surface plane, said second layer has a contact plane with a substrate,

an angle between said reflection surface plane and said contact plane is 45° or equal to an angle between (100) plane orientation and a (111) plane orientation in a silicon crystal and

said mirror has an interior concave portion adjacent to the reflection surface plane which is filled with a non-atmospheric material.

6. The optical circuit according to claim 5 , wherein said expanding and contracting member is one of a piezoelectric element, an electric distortion actuator, a magnetic distortion actuator, and a phase transition material.

7. An optical circuit comprising:

a substrate;

an optical fiber or an optical waveguide provided for said substrate;

a photodiode or a surface emission type laser provided for said substrate; and

a mirror connected with said substrate,

wherein said mirror comprises a multi-layer thin film, which comprises a first layer and a second layer,

said first layer is a reflection surface plane, said second layer has a contact plane with a substrate,

an angle between said reflection surface plane and said contact plane is 45° or equal to an angle between (100) plane orientation and a (111) plane orientation in a silicon crystal, and

said mirror has an interior concave portion adjacent to the reflection surface plane which is filled with a non-atmospheric material,

wherein said non-atmospheric material is one of a resin composition containing an active energy line polymerization initiator and an active energy line reaction resin.

8. The optical circuit according to claim 7 , wherein said active energy line reaction resin is one of phenol novolak type epoxy resin, cresol/volak type epoxy resin, glycylamine type epoxy resin and biphenyl type epoxy resin.

9. An optical circuit comprising:

a substrate;

an optical fiber or an optical waveguide provided for said substrate;

a photodiode or a surface emission type laser provided for said substrate; and

a mirror jointed with said substrate,

wherein said mirror comprises a gold layer, which comprises a reflection surface plane and a contact plane,

an angle between said reflection surface plane and said contact plane is 45° or equal to an angle between (100) plane orientation and a (111) plane orientation in a silicon crystal and

said mirror has an interior concave portion adjacent to the reflection surface plane which is filled with a non-atmospheric material,

wherein said non-atmospheric material is one of a resin composition containing an active energy line polymerization initiator and an active energy line reaction resin.

10. The optical circuit according to claim 9 , wherein said active energy line reaction resin is one of phenol novolak type epoxy resin, cresol/volak type epoxy resin, glycylamine type epoxy resin and biphenyl type epoxy resin.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2000-189043 · Jun 23, 2000 · national
JP 2000-368960 · Dec 4, 2000 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 0979625700 · Feb 28, 2001
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