US 12,253,724 B2
Fiber shuffle embedded optical connector
Asako Toda, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/125,513.
Prior Publication US 2022/0196929 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4214 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3668 (2013.01); G02B 6/3676 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4201 (2013.01); G02B 6/4204 (2013.01); G02B 6/4243 (2013.01); G02B 6/4244 (2013.01); G02B 6/4245 (2013.01); G02B 6/4249 (2013.01); G02B 6/4268 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01); G02B 6/4269 (2013.01); G02B 6/428 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical package, comprising:
a package substrate;
a compute die over the package substrate;
an optics die over the package substrate, wherein the optics die comprises grating couplers; and
an optical connector for optically coupling optical fibers to the grating couplers, wherein the optical connector comprises:
a fiber array unit (FAU), wherein the FAU has a turn;
a fiber shuffler, wherein the fiber shuffler comprises a first V-groove with a first depth and a second V-groove with a second depth that is greater than the first depth; and
a ferrule.