SILICON PHOTONICS STRUCTURES WITH PLUGGABLE LIGHT SOURCES

摘要

A pluggable light source device (20) connects in a plug-in engaging manner with an optical modulating device that includes an optical modulator component (6). The pluggable light source includes a light generator (60) to generate an optical signal to be output from the light source device (20), and a connection member (64, 66) disposed at a connecting end of the light source device. The connection member includes an optical connector (64), where the optical connector (64) of the light source device is configured to engage with a corresponding optical connector (72) of the optical modulating device when the connecting end of the light source device is connected via a plug-in engagement with a connection member (72) of the optical modulating device so as to facilitate input of optical signals from the light generator (60) to the optical modulator component (6).