EP1483609A1

EP1483609A1 - Optoelectronic module and plug arrangement

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Publication number: EP1483609A1
Application number: EP02722007A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Nikolaus Schunk
Original assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
Current assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
Priority date: 2002-03-08
Filing date: 2002-03-08
Publication date: 2004-12-08
Also published as: US20060013542A1; WO2003076998A1; US7371012B2

Abstract

The invention relates to an optoelectronic module (1) comprising a transmitting and/or receiving element (6), a carrier (5) whereon the transmitting and/or receiving element (6) is arranged, a receiving and coupling part (2) wherein the transmitting and/or receiving element (6) is arranged, which is at least partially filled with an encapsulating material (21), also comprising a coupling area (27) for coupling an optical fibre, and an electric control and/or receiving circuit (32) for the transmitting and/or receiving element (6). According to the invention, the electric control and/or receiving circuit (32) is arranged on a subcarrier (3) outside the receiving and/or coupling section (2), which is arranged on a plane which extends in a parallel manner in relation to the longitudinal axis of the coupling area (27). As a result, a very small, transparent moulding body is produced from the encapsulating material (21), exhibiting substantially homogeneous expansion characteristics. Only small amounts of tension arise in the moulding body within the maximum temperature range of -40 DEG C - 85 DEG C, as required in automotive applications, whereby cycle stability is significantly improved.

Description

description

Opto-electronic module and connector arrangement

The invention relates to an opto-electronic module according to the preamble of claim 1 and a connector arrangement according to the preamble of claim 19, which is preferably used in conjunction with an opto-electronic module according to claim 1. A preferred area of application of the invention is inexpensive optoelectronic modules which are coupled to POF (Plastic Optical Fiber) optical waveguides. Within this preferred field of application, the invention is particularly suitable for use in multimedia networks in the in-house area and in the automotive area.

From DE 199 09 242 AI an optoelectronic module is known in which a carrier with an optoelectronic converter is positioned in a module housing and cast with a translucent, moldable material. A

Light is coupled in or out via an optical fiber, which is coupled to a socket on the module housing. The driver module or receiver module for the optoelectronic converter is also located on the carrier.

The data rates in POF transmission systems are increasing. So-called RCLED (resonant cavity LED) with data rates of up to 500 Mbit / s are increasingly being used. A disadvantage of such RCLEDs is a resonance-like behavior in the temperature range from approximately -40 ° C. to 85 ° C.

In particular, there is a considerable reduction in performance at the upper temperature limit. Circuitry measures on the driver module make it possible to reduce this loss in performance.

For transceiver versions in which the driver module is cast into the casting body with the RCLED appropriate circuitry measures are not carried out. On the one hand, it is difficult to accommodate the external wiring in the casting and to carry out the wiring. On the other hand, there is a strong development of heat, which leads to increased heat

Power consumption of the driver stage and the optical transmission source at high data rates and the additional external circuitry can be attributed. This heating can lead to clouding or blackening of the cast body and destruction of the converter module.

To reduce undesired heating, it has only been known up to now to restrict the temperature range to 0 ° C. to approx. 60 ° C. External converter circuitry, which reduces the power loss of the converter module, is also dispensed with in the case of converter modules cast into a casting. It is obvious that this is unsatisfactory.

The object of the present invention is to provide an optoelectronic module which enables the use of additional electrical circuits in a converter module cast into a casting body and which at the same time avoids undesired heating of the casting body. Furthermore, a connector arrangement for POF transmission systems is to be made available which enables optical fibers to be coupled to an optoelectronic module.

This object is achieved according to the invention by an optoelectronic module with the features of claim 1 and a connector arrangement with the features of claim 19. Preferred and advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the further claims.

According to the invention, it is provided that in an optoelectronic module the electrical control and / or Receiving circuit is arranged outside the receiving and coupling part for the transmitting and / or receiving element, namely on a subcarrier, which lies in a plane that runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the coupling area. By separating the optical converter (transmit and / or

Of the electrical circuit, these components can be individually optimized. Only the transmitting and / or receiving element and possibly also a monitor diode are accommodated in the receiving and coupling part.

This results in a very small, transparent casting body which has a largely homogeneous expansion behavior. Over the maximum temperature range of -40 ° C to 85 ° C, as required in automotive applications, there are only small tensions in the casting, so that the cycle stability is significantly increased.

The arrangement of the subcarrier parallel to the longitudinal axis or optical axis of the coupling area enables the subcarrier to be arranged directly on a main circuit board. The subcarrier with the electrical control and / or reception circuit represents a pre-testable unit. It is pointed out that the electrical control and / or reception circuit can, in addition to the actual converter module or reception module, also have the additional electrical circuit mentioned at the outset, by means of which a resonant behavior of the converter module, in particular an RCLED, can be reduced.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the receiving and coupling part forms a cylindrical recess, one end of which contains the transmitting and / or receiving element and the other end of which is the coupling area for one

Optical fiber forms. The receiving and coupling part is accordingly essentially a cylinder, on one of which End in the potting material, the transmitting and / or receiving element is arranged and the other end is used to receive an optical fiber. The optical axis of the transmitting and / or receiving element lies on the longitudinal axis of the cylinder or coupling area. In a simple manner, the inner wall of the cylinder serves for passive fiber guidance and fixing the fiber with respect to transverse deflections.

The carrier for the transmitting and / or receiving element is preferably a lead frame which provides the electrical connection of the transmitting and / or receiving element (in particular by means of bond wires between the individual contacts of the lead frame and the transmitting and / or receiving element). , The leadframe is electrically connected to the subcarrier and, for this purpose, has, for example, at one end an area which is angled by 90 ° and is fastened to the subcarrier. The leadframe runs at least in the region of the receiving and coupling part, preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coupling region or to the plane in which the

Subcarrier is arranged.

The potting material in the receiving and coupling part preferably forms an integrated lens on the side facing the coupling area. For this purpose, a filler cap is introduced into the coupling area before the filling process, on the end face of which the coupling lens is formed in the negative. After filling the receiving and coupling part with the potting material and hardening of the material, the filler cap is removed again, the desired coupling lens being integrated in the

Potting material is formed.

The integrated design of a lens in the casting body increases the coupled transmission power or the reception power imaged on a receiving element. A fiber stop ring is also preferably provided in the potting material around the lens, which prevents the End face of an optical fiber inserted into the coupling area can touch the lens apex of the lens. The fiber stop ring also leads to a positioning in the longitudinal direction of the coupling area, so that there is fiber guidance in all three spatial axes.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the optoelectronic module is mechanically coupled to a plug receptacle. The coupling takes place via the outer wall of the receiving and coupling part. You can

Self-coupling structures can be provided, which enable simple and automatic coupling between the receiving and coupling part and the connector housing. When a plug is inserted into the plug receptacle, the corresponding optical fiber is introduced into the coupling area of the receptacle and coupling part.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the module is mechanically coupled to a naked fiber adapter. The optical fiber is clamped, for example, with a clamp in a trough-shaped area of the naked fiber adapter. It can also be provided that the naked fiber adapter is formed in one piece with the receiving and coupling part and is formed by an extension of the cylindrical coupling area of the receiving and coupling part. The arrangement of a naked fiber adapter represents a structurally simple and inexpensive variant for coupling the optical fiber to the optoelectronic module.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the subcarrier can be fastened to a main circuit board, in particular via an SMD assembly. The main circuit board is preferably used as a heat sink for the subcarrier and the electrical components arranged thereon. For this purpose, the subcarrier preferably has plated-through holes which, in addition to an electrical connection, also conduct heat between the electrical components of the subcarrier and the Prepare the main circuit board. In particular, there are connection solder contacts on the underside of the subcarrier, via which the subcarrier is attached to the main circuit board by means of SMD mounting.

Lithographic techniques for circuit wiring make it possible to make the electrical subcarrier very compact, so that the entire transceiver structure is less than 13.5 mm wide and thus fulfills the industrial criterion "small form factor". The subcarrier and the receiving and

Coupling parts are arranged next to one another or also one above the other on the main circuit board, the receiving and coupling part possibly being held by other structures such as a connector housing.

The receiving and coupling part and / or the subcarrier preferably have self-coupling structures which enable automatic adjustment between these parts and / or with a main circuit board. Corresponding structures can also be on a connector housing or

Naked fiber adapter can be provided.

The electrical contacts on the underside of the subcarrier are preferably designed such that they are as far apart as possible, for example by offset. This makes it possible to design a connector housing or a bare fiber adapter, with which the receiving and coupling part is connected, with clamping structures on the underside in such a way that the module is fixed on a main circuit board by snapping the optoelectronic module in such a way that the soldered connections are already pre-adjusted between the subcarrier and the main circuit board. In a subsequent soldering process, the module is finally fixed on the main circuit board.

The underside of the subcarrier and the connector housing or a naked fiber adapter are thus designed such that plugging the module onto a main circuit board leads to a precise pre-adjustment and the module can be fixed in a subsequent soldering process without causing electrical faulty contacts.

In a preferred embodiment, a housing cover is provided which surrounds the subcarrier and / or the one end of the receiving and coupling part. For electromagnetic shielding, the receiving and coupling part and / or the aforementioned housing cover is provided with an electrically conductive layer. Alternatively, the receiving and coupling part and / or the housing cover consist of an electrically conductive plastic material, which is produced, for example, by adding electrically conductive beads to the plastic and is known per se.

The housing cover of the receiving and coupling part as well as the mass layer on the subcarrier form a cage that prevents or greatly reduces the penetration of interference radiation.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the receiving and coupling part is designed as a double chamber, which has a transmitting element and a receiving element in parallel, separate areas. Each of these parallel areas in turn has its own coupling area, over which one

Optical fiber is coupled. In this embodiment, two subcarriers are preferably provided, in each case one subcarrier for the transmitting element and one subcarrier for the receiving element. A common housing cover provided with an electrically conductive layer preferably separates the two subcarriers and thus prevents electrical crosstalk.

In a second aspect of the invention, this provides a connector arrangement with a connector housing and a housing assigned to the connector. The connector arrangement is particularly suitable in connection with 02 00904

the opto-electronic module of claim 1, wherein the outer contour of the receiving and coupling part is coupled to the connector receptacle.

According to the solution according to the invention, the plug has a protective bracket which is movable relative to the housing of the plug and has at least one opening for an optical fiber of the plug. When not plugged in, the protective bracket is arranged to protect against the light guide protruding from the housing of the plug.

The connector housing that can be coupled to the connector is designed in several stages, one stage of the connector housing serving as a stop for the protective bracket of the connector. When the plug is inserted into the plug housing, the protective bar comes to this stop and is then pulled back into the housing of the plug, the optical fiber or fibers emerging in the housing of the plug through the corresponding openings in the protective bar.

The arrangement of a protective bracket permits "blind" insertion, as is often required in automotive versions, and protects the end face of the fiber from dirt.

For this purpose, the so-called "Kuchiri" criterion is known: the fiber is protected in a kind of "heavy shank" (Japanese: Kuchiri) in such a way that the fiber can only emerge from the protective environment after the plug has been inserted into the connector housing and can protect itself from contamination without contamination corresponding transducer positioned.

The plug preferably has two optical fibers, the center axes of which are at a distance of 5 mm. The plug preferably has a width of 13.5 mm, so that it meets the "Small Form Factor" industrial standard. The protective bracket is preferably fastened to the housing of the plug by means of fastening arms, the fastening arms being resiliently and displaceably mounted on the plug housing. For example, two such fastening arms are provided, which protrude perpendicularly from the surface of the protective bracket arranged in front of the ends of the optical fibers.

It can be provided that the latching arms have latching elements, via which the plug can be latched in the connector housing.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the figures of the drawing using several exemplary embodiments. Show it:

Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of an optoelectronic module in a sectional view;

Figure 2 shows the embodiment of Figure 1, wherein the module is coupled to a connector housing;

Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of an optoelectronic module which is coupled to a connector housing;

Figure 4a shows a third embodiment of an optoelectronic module in which the module is coupled to a bare fiber adapter;

Figure 4b shows a cross section through the module of Figure 4a;

FIG. 5 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of an optoelectronic module, the module forming a naked fiber adapter; FIG. 6a shows a perspective view of the plug of a plug arrangement for POF transmission systems,

6b shows a sectional view of the plug of FIG. 6a,

Figure 6c is a plan view of the locking device between the connector and connector housing of Figure 6b;

Figure 7 is a sectional view of a connector housing of a connector assembly for a POF transmission system;

8 shows the connection between a plug according to FIG. 6a, 6b and a plug housing according to FIG. 7 in a position in which the plug has not yet been fully inserted into the plug housing;

Figure 9 shows a connector assembly according to Figure 8, wherein the

Connector is fully inserted into the connector housing;

10 shows an optoelectronic module according to FIG. 1 in

Connection with a connector arrangement according to the

Figures 6 to 9 and

11 shows an optoelectronic module according to FIG. 3 in conjunction with a plug arrangement according to FIGS. 6 to 9.

FIG. 1 shows an optoelectronic module 1 which, as the main components, has a receiving and coupling part 2, also known as a CAI (Caviaty-AS-Interface) housing, and a subcarrier 3 with electrical components. The arrangement of CAI housing 2 and subcarrier 3 is covered by a housing cover 4. The housing cover is positively connected to the CAI housing 2 via a projection 41.

The CAI housing 2 serves on the one hand to accommodate and Introduction of a carrier 5 with a transmitting and / or receiving element, which is designed here as an opto-electronic converter 6, and secondly the formation of a coupling region 27 for receiving an optical fiber. For this purpose, the CAI housing has one at one end

Casting body 21 made of transparent potting material, which envelops the carrier 5 with the opto-electronic converter 6, which can be designed as a transmitting or receiving element.

On the one hand, a lens 22 is integrated in one piece in the transparent casting body 21 in order to increase the light transmission power to be coupled into an optical fiber by means of a transmission element or the light reception power imaged on a photodiode.

Furthermore, the casting body 21 forms a fiber stop ring or protective ring 23, which protects the integrated lens 22 against mechanical impairment due to fiber contact.

The CAI housing 2 is essentially designed as a cylinder 24 which encloses a cylindrical recess 25. The casting body 21 is located at one end of the cylindrical recess. The adjoining area 27 of the cylindrical recess, together with the inner wall 28 of the cylinder 24, serves for passive guidance and fixing with respect to transverse deflections of an optical fiber which can be inserted into the cylindrical recess 25.

The transmitting and / or receiving element 6 is centered on the optical axis 29 of the CAI housing.

A leadframe is used as the carrier 5, which is oriented perpendicular to the optical axis 29 and is soldered to the subcarrier 3 at its lower end 51, which is bent through 90 °, by means of an SMD contact. Furthermore, self-alignment markings 61, 62 are provided on the CAI housing and on the subcarrier, which serve for the self-adjustment and coupling of the CAI housing 2 to the subcarrier 3 or a plug housing which is coupled to the outer wall of the CAI housing 2 ( see Figure 2).

The subcarrier 3 is an at least two-layer printed circuit board which contains an external circuit 31 and an IC driver module 32 or a receiving module 32. The external circuit 31 is used to optimize performance and is used in particular when using RCLEDs as transmission elements.

The subcarrier 3 assigns several plated-through holes 33

Connection solder contacts 34 on the underside of the subcarrier, via which the subcarrier can be arranged on a main circuit board (cf. FIG. 2). The through-contacts 33 provide very good heat dissipation from the transmitter module or receiver module 32 to one

Main circuit carrier instead, which serves as a heat sink coupled to the subcarrier 3.

All connection contacts 34 are designed on the underside of the subcarrier. The contacts 34 are made very compact by offset from one another with the greatest possible distance. Additional adjustment pins, advantageously with ground potential, can optionally be provided, which ensure a precise fit of the subcarrier into a main circuit carrier.

The subcarrier 3 runs in a plane which is arranged parallel to the optical axis 29 of the CAI housing.

The CAI housing 2 and the housing cover 4 have a metallically conductive surface which, together with the ground layer of the subcarrier, provides EMC shielding. To it is conceivable to form the CAI housing 2 and the housing cover 4 from an electrically conductive plastic material.

FIG. 2 shows the optoelectronic module of FIG. 1 in connection with an SMI connector arrangement for

Plastic fiber links. SMI stands for "Small Multimedia Interface" and is a common standard in the in-house area.

In principle, however, other plug-in systems can also be used

Connection with the opto-electronic module 1 can be used, in particular that the plug-in system explained below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9.

The SMI connector housing 71 is plugged onto the cylinder 24 of the CAI housing 2. The plug 72 is shown in plan view. It can be seen that a fiber 73 guided in the plug 72 is inserted in the cylindrical receiving opening 25 of the CAI housing 2 and with its end face in mechanical contact with the

Fiber stop ring 23 of the casting body 21 stands.

It is pointed out that the connector housing 71 is arranged on a main circuit carrier 8, on which the subcarrier 3 is also located. The connector housing 71 snaps into the main circuit carrier 8 via latching elements 71a.

It can also be seen that the self-adjustment mark 61 of a connection and passive adjustment between the

CAI housing 2 and the connector housing 71 is used.

On this occasion, it is pointed out that the CAI housing 2 has a lateral opening 2a through which the carrier 5 with the transmitting and / or receiving element 6 can be inserted into the CAI housing 2. A potting material is also poured into the CAI housing via this opening 2a. When a potting material is poured into the CAI housing 2, a filler cap is inserted into the receiving opening 25 and is removed again after the potting material has hardened. As a negative form, this filler cap has the lens 22 assigned to the transmitting and / or receiving element 6.

The exemplary embodiment in FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of an optoelectronic module 1 'in conjunction with a plug housing 71'. In this embodiment, the subcarrier 3 is placed below the CAI housing 2 and on the underside of the connector housing 71 '.

In order to create sufficient space on the underside, the height of the plug housing 71 had to be adjusted, i.e. the distance between the optical axis 29 and the main circuit carrier 8 is increased somewhat. Compared to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, however, is

Overall length of the opto-electronic module 1 'significantly reduced.

The underside 71a 'of the plug housing 71' is made metallized, so that EMC shielding of the electronic components 32 and 31 is provided.

It is pointed out that the lower end 51 of the carrier 5 is bent in the other direction in this embodiment.

The CAI housing 2 is fixed to the connector housing 71 ', for example, by means of a clamp 71b' on the connector housing 71 'which engages around an edge of the CAI housing 2 in a form-fitting manner.

FIGS. 4a and 4b show an embodiment of an opto Electronic module shown, in which the connector housing of Figures 2 and 3 is replaced by a naked fiber adapter 9.

FIG. 4a shows a schematic longitudinal section corresponding to the illustration from FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 4b shows a cross section along the line IVb-IVb from FIG. 4a.

The CAI housing 2 is inserted into the naked fiber adapter 9. In principle, the CAI housing 2 and the naked fiber adapter 9 can also be made in one piece. An optical fiber 12 is inserted into the CAI housing 2 and clamped in a trough-shaped region 91 of the naked fiber adapter 9 by means of a clamp 11.

The inside of the clamping device 11, the formation of the trough shape and the fixing of the clamping device in the naked fiber adapter 9 are designed in such a way that the fiber 12 is prevented from being pulled back.

It is advantageously provided that the clamp 11 covers the cylindrical CAI housing 2 at its open end, so that contamination is prevented.

Instead of being fixed in the adapter area, a clamping device (insulation displacement device) can alternatively be provided in the area of the fiber coupling in the CAI housing itself.

FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment with a bare fiber connection, the CAI housing and the

Bare fiber adapter form a one-piece molding 13. The molded part 13 is coated with a metallically conductive layer, so that EMC shielding is provided for the transmitting and / or receiving element. The optical waveguide 12 is fixed by a clamping device 14 which surrounds the jacket of the optical waveguide 12 used. The molded part 13 is firmly connected to the main circuit board 8 by means of clamping elements 13a. The underside 13b is in turn metallized for electro-magnetic shielding.

It is pointed out that the design of the CAI housing shown, in combination with a bare fiber connection, is also possible with one of the subcarriers 3 not under, but next to the CAI housing, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIGS. 6a, 6b show a novel plug of a plug arrangement, which is preferably coupled to the CAI transceiver 2 of the optoelectronic module of FIGS. 1 to 5.

The plug 15 has a housing 151 with two plastic optical fibers 152 arranged at a distance of 5 mm from one another and a protective bracket 153.

The protective bracket 153 is positioned in front of the end faces of the optical fibers 152 when the plug 15 is not inserted, so that the optical fiber ends protruding from the housing 151 are protected by the protective bracket 153. In the area of the optical fibers 152, the protective bracket each has a cutout 153a.

Furthermore, the protective bracket 153 has three fastening arms 153b, by means of which it is slidably attached to the housing 151 of the plug. The

Fastening arms 153b are resiliently guided in the corresponding grooves or receptacles of the housing 151 due to their geometric configuration.

As can be seen from the side view of FIG. 6b, the plug 15 has a locking part 154 for releasably locking the fastening arms 153b. On Unlocking part 165, which is designed, for example, as a web on the plug housing 71, 71 ', 16, enables the locking to be released by lifting the fastening arm 153b.

FIG. 6c shows the locking device from FIG. 6b separately as a plan view along the direction of extent of the unlocking part 165. It can be seen that the fastening bracket 153b assigned to the unlocking part 165 has the unlocking part 165 with a

Latch 153c overlaps. To unlock the connector 15 and connector housing 16, the catch 153c interacts with the locking part 154.

FIG. 7 shows a connector housing 16 belonging to the connector 15 of FIGS. 6a and 6b.

The connector housing 16 is designed in three stages. A first stage 161 serves to receive and hold a CAI housing 2 according to FIGS. 1 to 5.

A second step 162 serves to guide the protective bracket 153 of the plug 15. The stop 163 formed between the first and the second step represents a stop for the protective bracket 153 of the plug 15. The third step 164 serves to guide the actual plug 15 or the housing 151 of the plug 15.

The first stage is designed as a circular opening, the diameter of which corresponds to the outer diameter of the cylinder 24 of the CAI housing 2. The second stage has a rectangular shape corresponding to the outer shape of the protective bracket 153. The third stage is also rectangular in shape in accordance with the cuboid shape of the housing 151 associated with the plug 15.

FIG. 8 shows that assembled in the plug housing 16 CAI housing 2 according to FIGS. 1 to 5. The plug 15 is inserted into the plug housing 16 just enough that the protective bracket 153 bears against the protective bracket stop 163.

One can also see in FIGS. 7 and 8

Unlocking part 165 for unlocking the protective bracket 153. Also shown schematically is a connector lock 156, by means of which the fully inserted connector 15 is locked on the connector housing 16. Of course, the plug lock 156 may also be used for unlocking.

FIG. 9 shows the plug 15 after it has been completely inserted into the plug housing 16. It can be seen that the protective bracket 153 is opposite the one shown in FIG

Position is inserted into the housing 151 of the connector 15. The end face of the optical waveguide 152 accordingly protrudes from the opening 153a of the protective bracket 153 and lies directly against the casting part 21 of the CAI housing 2. The "Kuchiri" criterion is met.

It is thus provided that the protective bracket 153 withdraws into the housing 151 of the plug 15 as soon as it reaches the step stop 163 of the plug housing 16. The path is dimensioned such that the fiber 152 is placed in front of the integrated lens 22 in the casting body 21 and the connector 15 engages at the same time. The plug 15 can then only be removed from the plug housing 16 again by releasing the release.

It is possible to design the lower fastening arm 153b and the unlocking part 165 in their shapes or additional structures in such a way that the lower fastening arm 153b is taken along when the plug 15 is pulled out of the plug housing 16. The protective bracket 153 is thus pulled out of the housing 151 of the plug 15 until the lower fastening arm 153b on the locking device 154 (see Fig. 6b) is locked again. This can be done in a spring-assisted manner or can be realized by interlocking mechanical parts which are also moved by the mechanical pulling movement of the lower fastening arm 153b.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show the previously described new plug arrangement in connection with an opto-electronic module 1 according to FIGS. 1 and 3, respectively. The end position is shown with the plug 15 completely inserted into the plug housing 16.

It is also noted in relation to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 10 that the outer dimensions of the plug housing 16 are such that the plug housing 16 is on the

Main circuit board 8 comes to rest. It is also pointed out that the transparent casting body 21 in this exemplary embodiment represents a lateral wall of the cylindrical CAI housing 2. In this case, the CAI housing 2 is a cylinder which is open on both sides, one side of the cylinder being closed off by the casting body 21. The carrier 5 is bent S-shaped so that it is completely surrounded by the casting body 21.

Regarding the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 11, it is noted that, in addition, a preferably metallized protective cap 17 is positively connected on the one hand to the plug housing 16 and on the other hand to the main circuit board 8. The carrier 5 is straight in this embodiment.

Due to the straight support 5, an embodiment of the CAI housing 2 can be used in which one end of the cylindrical CAI housing 2 is closed by a housing cover 4, 2b, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 10 and 11.

Claims

claims

1. Optoelectronic module (1) with - a transmitting and / or receiving element (6), a carrier (5) on which the transmitting and / or receiving element (6) is arranged, a receiving and coupling part (2 ), which receives the transmitting and / or receiving element (6), is at least partially filled with a potting material (21) and has a coupling area (27) for coupling an optical waveguide, and an electrical control and / or receiving circuit (32) for the transmitting and / or receiving element (6)

characterized,

that the electrical control and / or reception circuit (32) outside the recording and / or

Coupling part (2) is arranged on a subcarrier (3) which lies in a plane which runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the coupling region (27).

2. Module according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving and coupling unit (2) forms a cylindrical recess (25), one end of which contains the transmitting and / or receiving element (6) and the other end of which the coupling region (27) for an optical fiber.

3. Module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carrier (5) carries only the transmitting and / or receiving element (6) or the transmitting element and a monitor diode.

4. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carrier (5) T DE02 / 00904

21 leadframe, which provides an electrical connection of the transmitting and / or receiving element (6) and which is electrically connected to the subcarrier (3).

5. Module according to claim 4, characterized in that the lead frame (5) extends at least in the region of the receiving and coupling part (2) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coupling region (27).

6. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the

Potting material (21) forms an integrated lens (22) on the side facing the coupling area.

7. Module according to claim 6, characterized in that a fiber stop ring (23) is formed around the lens (22) in the potting material (21), which prevents the end face of an optical fiber introduced into the coupling region (27) from touching the lens apex.

8. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the module (1) is mechanically coupled to a connector housing (71, 71 ', 16).

9. Module according to at least one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the module (1) is mechanically coupled to a naked fiber adapter (9).

10. Module according to claim 9, characterized in that an optical fiber (12) is clamped by means of a clamp (11) in a trough-shaped area of the naked fiber adapter (9).

11. Module according to claim 9, characterized in that the naked fiber adapter (9) is formed by an extension of the cylindrical coupling region (27). 02 00904

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12. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the subcarrier (3) on a main circuit board (8), in particular via an SMD assembly can be attached.

13. Module according to claim 12, characterized in that the main circuit board (8) serves as a heat sink for the subcarrier (3) or the electrical control and / or reception circuit (32) arranged on the subcarrier (3), the subcarrier ( 3) has vias (33) which also serve to conduct heat.

14. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving and coupling part (2) and / or the subcarrier (3) have self-coupling structures (61, 62) which automatically adjust the elements to one another and / or to one Enable the main circuit board (8).

15. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a housing cover (4) is provided, which the subcarrier (3) with the electrical control and / or reception circuit (32) and / or the coupling area (27) facing away End of the receiving and coupling part (2) encloses.

16. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving and

Coupling part (2) and / or the housing cover (4) are provided with an electrically conductive layer and / or consist of a conductive plastic material.

17. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving and coupling part (2) is designed as a double chamber and in parallel, separate areas, on the one hand, has a transmitting element and, on the other hand, a receiving element, each of which can be coupled to an optical fiber (152) via a separate coupling area (27).

18. Module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the subcarrier (3) is arranged below the coupling region (27) of the receiving and coupling part (2).

19 .. Plug arrangement with a plug housing (16) and a plug (15), in particular for an opto-electronic module (1) according to claim 1, wherein the plug (15) is a housing (151) and at least one in the housing (151 ) arranged and protruding therefrom optical fiber (152), characterized in that the plug (15) has a protective bracket (153) provided with openings (153a) for the at least one optical fiber (152), which is relative to the housing (151) is movable and in the non-inserted state is arranged in a locking position to protect the optical fiber (152) protruding from the housing (151), and the connector housing (16) is designed in several stages, one step of the connector housing (16) as a stop for the protective bracket (153) is used so that the protective bracket (153) reaches the stop from the locking position when the plug is inserted into the plug housing (16) and retracts into the housing (151) , wherein the at least one optical fiber (152) emerges from the corresponding opening (153a) of the protective bracket (153).

20. Plug arrangement according to claim 19, characterized in that the plug (15) contains two optical fibers (152), the center axes of which are preferably at a distance of 5 mm.

21. Plug arrangement according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the protective bracket (153) via fastening arms (153b) is connected to the housing (151) and is arranged displaceably in the housing (151) and when the plug (15) is pulled out of the The connector housing (16) returns to the locking position when the connector (15) is not inserted.

22. Plug arrangement according to claim 21, characterized in that the plug (15)

Have latching elements (156), via which the plug (15) can be snapped into the plug housing (16).

23. Connector arrangement according to at least one of claims 18 to 22, characterized in that the

Plug housing (16) is designed in three stages, the second stage serving as a stop for the protective bracket (153) of the connector (15).

24. Plug for a plug arrangement according to claim 19, characterized in that the plug (15) has a protective bracket (153) which is movable relative to the housing (151).

25. Connector housing for a connector arrangement after

Claim 19, characterized in that the connector housing (16) forms a multi-stage connector receptacle.