Optoelectronic component with a peltier cooler

Abstract

The invention relates to an optoelectronic assembly having an optoelectronic or passive optical component and a cooling element for cooling the optoelectronic or passive optical component. According to the invention, the cooling element is a micropeltier cooler, wherein the component is arranged either directly thereon or a carrier substrate is arranged therebetween.

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       19 . An optoelectronic assembly comprising an optoelectronic or passive optical component, and a cooling element for cooling the optoelectronic or passive optical component, wherein the cooling element comprises a Peltier cooler having a thickness of less than about 1 mm, on which the component is arranged either directly or with interposition of a carrier substrate therebetween, wherein the Peltier cooler is embodied in silicon.  
   
   
       20 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the Peltier cooler has an edge length of less than about 5 mm.  
   
   
       21 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the optoelectronic or passive optical component and the Peltier cooler are arranged in a housing.  
   
   
       22 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the housing comprises a TO housing.  
   
   
       23 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the Peltier cooler comprises solderable metallizations for electrical connection thereto.  
   
   
       24 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , further comprising micromechanical trenches formed in the Peltier cooler, wherein the trenches are configured to receive an optical fiber therein.  
   
   
       25 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , further comprising an additional monitor diode or a temperature diode, or both, arranged on the Peltier cooler or integrated therein.  
   
   
       26 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein an optical axis of the optoelectronic component is arranged perpendicular to a surface of the Peltier cooler.  
   
   
       27 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the optoelectronic or passive optical component comprises an edge emitting laser having an integrated beam deflection component associated therewith.  
   
   
       28 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the optoelectronic or passive optical component comprises an edge emitting laser mounted on the Peltier cooler that is arranged on a heat sink.  
   
   
       29 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , further comprising one or more glass prisms for beam deflection and one or more lenses, wherein the prisms and lenses are arranged on the Peltier cooler.  
   
   
       30 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the optoelectronic component is integrated directly into the Peltier cooler.  
   
   
       31 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of optoelectronic or passive components, and comprising a plurality of Peltier coolers each individually associated with the plurality of components of the assembly.  
   
   
       32 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein each of the plurality of Peltier coolers are in turn connected to a large Peltier cooler.  
   
   
       33 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of Peltier cooler elements arranged in a Peltier array.  
   
   
       34 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the Peltier cooler is configured as a heating element operable to influence a phase of an optical signal associated with the optoelectronic or passive optical component.  
   
   
       35 . The optoelectronic assembly as claimed in  claim 34 , wherein the passive optical component comprises an optical modulator or a directional coupler, and further comprising an optical waveguide associated with the optical modulator, wherein a phase of light in the optical waveguide is influenced by the Peltier cooler.