US 12,442,980 B2
Planar fiber shuffle
Roy Edward Meade, Lafayette, CA (US)
Assigned to Ayar Labs, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Ayar Labs, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/531,678.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/117,456, filed on Nov. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0163723 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/28 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01)
CPC G02B 6/26 (2013.01) [G02B 6/28 (2013.01); G02B 6/3608 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-MCP (multi-chip package) module assembly, comprising:
a plate;
an integrated optical fiber shuffle disposed on the plate, the integrated optical fiber shuffle formed as a planar structure including an optical network;
a first MCP disposed on the plate;
a second MCP disposed on the plate;
a first optical fiber jumper disposed on the plate, the first optical fiber jumper optically connecting the first MCP to the integrated optical fiber shuffle; and
a second optical fiber jumper disposed on the plate, the second optical fiber jumper optically connecting the second MCP to the integrated optical fiber shuffle,
wherein the optical network of the integrated optical fiber shuffle is configured to route light signals to and from each of the first MCP and the second MCP,
wherein the integrated optical fiber shuffle includes a first optical fiber alignment structure array and a second optical fiber alignment structure array, and wherein the first MCP includes a third optical fiber alignment structure array, and wherein the second MCP includes a fourth optical fiber alignment structure array,
wherein the first optical fiber jumper includes a first plurality of optical fibers, wherein each optical fiber of the first plurality of optical fibers is positioned in both the first optical fiber alignment structure array and the third optical fiber alignment structure array, and wherein the second optical fiber jumper includes a second plurality of optical fibers, wherein each optical fiber of the second plurality of optical fibers is positioned in both the second optical fiber alignment structure array and the fourth optical fiber alignment structure array.