Optical module, manufacturing method of optical module, and optical device
An optical module includes: a first substrate configured to include an optical waveguide, and a first concave section provided over an end surface side of the optical waveguide; a resin configured to be disposed in the first concave section; an optical component configured to be disposed over the resin; and a second substrate configured to be jointed onto the first substrate, and to include a second concave section corresponding to the end surface in a surface facing the first concave section, the optical component being disposed between the resin and the second concave section.
1. An optical module, comprising:
a first substrate configured to include an optical waveguide, and a first guide provided on an end surface side in an end of the optical waveguide;
a resin configured to be disposed in the first guide;
an optical component configured to be disposed on the resin; and
a second substrate configured to be jointed onto the first substrate, and to include a first groove corresponding to an end surface in a surface of the first substrate, the first groove facing the first guide, the optical component being disposed between the resin and the first groove, wherein
the first groove is parallel to and extends in an optical axis direction of the optical waveguide.
2. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical component is in contact with the first groove, and an optical axis of the optical component is positioned on an optical axis of the optical waveguide.
3. The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the first groove that further includes a second groove extending in an orthogonal direction of the first groove, and wherein
the optical component is disposed in an intersecting position between the first groove and the second groove.
4. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein
the first guide includes a region interposed between a pair of side wall sections extending in the optical axis direction of the end surface, and
the resin and the optical component are disposed in the region.
5. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein
a part of the resin is disposed between the end surface and the optical component.
6. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the resin has elasticity.
7. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate is a semiconductor chip which is electrically connected to the first substrate.
8. A manufacturing method of an optical module, comprising: preparing a first substrate which includes an optical waveguide, and
a first guide provided on an end surface side in an end of the optical waveguide; preparing a second substrate which includes a first groove corresponding to the end surface;
disposing a resin in the first guide; disposing an optical component on the resin; and
jointing the second substrate onto the first substrate by pressing the optical component to the resin side by the first groove, wherein
the first groove is parallel to and extends in an optical axis direction of the optical waveguide.
9. The manufacturing method of an optical module according to claim 8 , wherein the disposing the optical component on the resin includes moving the optical component disposed on the resin to the end surface side and covering the end surface with a part of the resin.
10. The manufacturing method of an optical module according to claim 8 , wherein the jointing the second substrate onto the first substrate includes positioning an optical axis of the optical component on an optical axis of the optical waveguide by pressing the optical component to the resin side by the first groove and by deforming the resin.
11. The manufacturing method of an optical module according to claim 8 , wherein
the resin has elasticity, and
in the jointing the second substrate onto the first substrate, the optical component is pressed to the resin side against an elastic force of the resin by the first groove.
12. An optical device, comprising:
a first substrate configured to include an optical waveguide, and a first guide provided on an end surface side in an end of the optical waveguide;
a resin configured to be disposed in the first guide;
a first optical component configured to be disposed on the resin; and a second substrate configured to be jointed onto the first substrate, and
to include a first groove corresponding to an end surface in a surface of the first substrate, the first groove facing the first guide, wherein
the first optical component includes
an optical module configured to be disposed between the resin and the first groove, and
a second optical component configured to be disposed on a side of the optical module, and to be optically coupled to the end surface through the first optical component, wherein
the first groove is parallel to and extends in an optical axis direction of the optical waveguide.
13. The optical device according to claim 12 , wherein
the second substrate includes a third guide which is provided on an outer surface of the second substrate, and
the second optical component includes an engaging section which is engaged to the third guide.
14. The optical device according to claim 13 , wherein the second optical component includes a protruding section in contact with the second substrate in which the engaging section is engaged to the third guide.
15. The optical device according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a circuit substrate having the optical module mounted thereon; and a semiconductor device mounted on the circuit substrate, and
electrically connected to the optical module through the circuit substrate.
16. The optical device according to claim 12 , wherein the second substrate is a semiconductor chip which is electrically connected to the first substrate.
17. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein
the second substrate further comprises a second groove, the optical component being disposed in an intersecting position between the first groove and the second groove.
18. The optical module according to claim 12 , wherein
the second substrate comprises a first groove and a second groove, the optical component being disposed in an intersecting position between a first groove and a second groove.
19. An optical module, comprising:
a first substrate configured to include an optical waveguide, and a first guide provided on an end surface side in an end of the optical waveguide;
a resin configured to be disposed in the first guide;
an optical component configured to be disposed on the resin; and
a second substrate configured to be jointed onto the first substrate, and to include a first groove corresponding to an end surface in a surface of the first substrate, the first groove facing the first guide, the optical component being disposed between the resin and the first groove, wherein
the optical component is a lens, a first face of the lens being coupled to the optical waveguide, a second surface opposite to the first face of the lens being configured to be coupled to an optical fiber.