AN OPTOCAPSULE UNIT FOR AN OPTOHYBRID ASSEMBLY, A LOWER CASING PART OF SUCH AN OPTOCAPSULE UNIT, AND AN OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE COMPRISING SAID OPTOCAPSULE UNIT AND AN OPTOHYBRID ASSEMBLY

摘要

An optocasule unit for an optohybrid assembly ( 10 ), said capsule unit comprising a lower casing part ( 36 ) and a compatible upper cover part ( 54 ) which together form, at one end ( 50 ) thereof, an integral receptacle section for obtaining an optomechanical interface and receiving and detachably holding therein an optical connector with at least one external optical fiber. A central section ( 38 ) of the lower casing part ( 36 ) has a cavity ( 42 ) for receiving, in a form-closed manner, a ferrule ( 12 ) of the optohybrid assembly ( 10 ). The lower casing part ( 36 ) has, at a second end thereof, a base plate ( 44 ) for supporting a substrate ( 20 ) having at least one optochip ( 26, 28 ) and a proximal end of at least one primary optical fiber ( 22, 24 ) mounted thereon. The cover part ( 54 ) also has a section ( 58 ) covering the substrate ( 20 ) and at least a portion of the base plate ( 44 ) of the lower part. The invention is also addressed to the lower casing part ( 36 ) of the optocapsule unit for enclosing an optohybrid assembly ( 10 ) therein, and to an optoelectronic module ( 62 ) comprising the capsule unit with an optohybrid assembly enclosed therein.