| 摘要 |
A package for an electrical/optical component includes an optical component (60) and one or more bridges (70) of insulating material mounted in spaced relationship to the optical component. Electrical components (80) are mounted on the bridge on a side opposite the optical component. Electrical connection from the electrical component (80) to conductors (78) on the side of the bridge facing the optical component is made by plated through-hole connections (76) extending through the bridge. Relatively short electrical conductors are employed to interconnect the optical component with conductors formed on the bridge and to connecting pins extending from the package. In another embodiment, one or more bridges are positioned with electrical conductors of a bridge coupled in direct electrical contact with the connector pins using a conductive bonding agent, such as a conductive adhesive material or solder. In a further embodiment, the bridge includes a plurality of electrical contacts on a side facing an optical component within the package. Electrical contacts between the optical component and the contacts on the surface of the bridge facing the optical component and the connector pins are directly made using a conductive bonding agent, such as a conductive adhesive, or solder. Through-hole connections couple the conductors on the first side of the bridge with an electrical component mounted on the second side of the bridge. In one embodiment the bridge is used for connecting to the electrodes of a thermal optical waveguide switch. <IMAGE> |
