WO2025011344A1 - Optical module - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of lasers, and in particular to an optical module.
- the application demand for lasers is increasing, especially in some specific fields, such as optical communications, laser medical treatment and lithography, which have higher requirements for the stability and accuracy of lasers.
- the thermal expansion coefficients of different materials may be different, which will cause changes in stress and deformation between the light source module and the light shaping module. These stresses and deformations will cause relative displacement between the light source module and the light shaping module, thereby affecting the stability and accuracy of optical indicators.
- the supporting structures of the light source module and the light shaping module are asymmetric, which means that they may differ in shape and size. Such irregularities may be caused by factors such as processing errors during the manufacturing process, inaccurate assembly, or differences in material properties. Due to the asymmetry of the supporting structures, the light source module and the light shaping module may experience stress and deformation at different temperatures.
- the thermal expansion or contraction between different components may be unevenly transmitted to the entire structure. This will cause different stress distributions and deformations inside the structure. Especially in the case of rapid temperature changes or large temperature differences, this stress and deformation inhomogeneity may be more significant.
- the stress and deformation caused by the special shape of the supporting structure further increase the relative displacement between the light source module and the light shaping module. This relative displacement may cause a mismatch between the light source and the optical module, disrupting the transmission and shaping process of the optical signal.
- the relative displacement may also cause the optical element to shift or tilt, further affecting the focusing performance and wavelength stability of the light beam.
- the embodiment of the present invention is expected to provide an optical module, by The shape module and the light source are arranged in the same plane, thereby reducing the relative displacement between the two and ensuring the stability of the optical indicators.
- the first light shaping module includes a first support structure and a first lens, wherein the first support structure is arranged on both sides of the light emitting module and supports the first lens on the light emitting path of the light emitting module, so that the first lens is fixed in relative position to the light emitting surface of the chip and receives the emitted light of the chip.
- the first light shaping module is fixed to the light emitting module in a manner that the first supporting structure clamps the two outermost substrate blocks of the light emitting module. Fixing the shaping module directly to the light emitting module can further reduce the relative displacement between the two caused by PCB board deformation and other reasons.
- the optical module further comprises a second light shaping module
- the second light shaping module comprises a second supporting structure and a second lens
- the second light shaping module is configured such that the second supporting structure supports the second lens so that the second lens shapes all light passing through the first light shaping module.
- the light emitting direction of the light emitting module is perpendicular to the plane where the PCB board is located.
- the occupied area of the light emitting module on the PCB board can be reduced, and the flexibility of PCB board layout and routing is improved.
- the chip is an edge-emitting laser chip.
- the edge-emitting laser chip has high power density and high pulse peak power.
- an edge-emitting laser stack can be formed to flexibly configure the power of the light-emitting module.
- the existing edge-emitting laser chip light shaping solution can be reused, directly replacing the existing edge-emitting laser as a light source of similar products.
- through grooves are provided on the PCB board below the chip and/or on both sides of the chip, and the internal stress of the PCB board can be reduced through the configuration of the through grooves.
- the substrate block is constructed into a multi-layer structure, wherein the two outermost layers of the substrate block are copper layers, and the middle layer is a molybdenum-copper layer or a molybdenum layer, thereby reducing the CTE coefficient difference between the chip and the substrate block and reducing stress.
- the light-emitting module is directly mounted on the PCB board, and the light-shaping module and the light-emitting module are symmetrically located on the same substrate, which can reduce the stress of the light-shaping module and the light source at high and low temperatures, and the displacement generated during the overall deformation is the same-direction displacement, which generates a small relative displacement, ensures that the relative position is fixed, thereby preventing the directivity and divergence angle of the light-emitting module from being affected.
- the structural selection of the PCB board in the optical module is more free, and there is no need to consider the installation and matching issues of the structure required by the light-emitting module, thereby reducing the influence of the PCB board structure on the light-emitting module structure.
- FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG2 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG3 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 40 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG6 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG7 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a substrate block of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the CTE mismatch between the light source module and the light shaping module and the irregular shape of the supporting structure of the light source module and the light shaping module are key challenges in existing laser technology. These problems lead to certain stresses and deformations in high and low temperature environments, which increase the relative displacement between the light source and the optical module, and then lead to significant changes in optical indicators, which is particularly prominent in the use requirements of some specific fields, such as the automotive lidar field.
- the performance and stability of the laser are crucial to achieving high-precision target detection and tracking.
- the CTE mismatch between the light source module and the light shaping module may lead to stress accumulation and increased deformation between optical components, thereby causing changes in optical indicators.
- the relative displacement between the light source module and the light shaping module may increase, thereby affecting the focusing performance and wavelength stability of the laser beam.
- the laser light source is arranged at the edge of the PCB, that is, the light emitting direction of the light source is parallel to the PCB, and the optical component is arranged on the light emitting side of the laser light source.
- the light source produces a displacement of ⁇ d relative to the optical component (for example, fast axis collimation).
- the focal length of the optical component is f
- the above packaging methods all have problems due to the bottom circuit board and/or mechanical structure.
- the thermal expansion coefficients of the laser light source chip and the optical components are different. During the temperature cycle, alternating stress will be generated, causing deformation of the circuit board and/or mechanical structure, thereby causing relative displacement and/or rotation between the chip and the optical components, which reduces the reliability of the chip and causes the risk of cracking and detachment of the glue between the optical components and the mechanical structure.
- the divergence angle or directivity of the entire optical module does not meet actual needs.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides an optical module, the optical module includes a PCB board, a light-emitting module and a light-shaping module, the light-shaping module includes a first light-shaping module, and the laser light emitted by the light-emitting module is shaped into a light spot by the light-shaping module.
- the light-emitting module is directly mounted on the PCB board, so that the light-shaping module and the light-emitting module are on the same substrate, thereby reducing the change of optical indicators caused by the relative displacement between the light-emitting module and the light-shaping module under high and low temperatures.
- the optical module can reduce the stress of the light-shaping module and the light source under high and low temperatures, and the displacement generated during the overall deformation is the same direction displacement, resulting in a smaller relative displacement, thereby ensuring the stability of the directivity and divergence angle of the light-emitting module.
- the PCB structure of this proposal is more freely selected.
- an optical module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, and the optical module 10 includes a PCB board 11, a light emitting module 12, and a first light shaping module 13.
- the PCB board 11 is made of insulating material, and a conductive path is printed on the surface thereof for supporting and connecting electronic components.
- the light emitting module 12 is directly mounted on the PCB board 11 and electrically connected to the conductive path to receive current and generate laser light when excited.
- the light emitting module 12 is electrically connected to the PCB board 11 by direct fixing, thereby reducing the conductive path and effectively reducing electrical parasitics.
- the light emitting module 12 includes at least two substrate blocks 121 and at least one chip 122.
- the chip 122 is an edge emitting laser chip.
- the edge emitting laser chip has high power density and high pulse peak power.
- an edge emitting laser stack can be formed to flexibly configure the power of the light emitting module.
- the existing edge emitting laser can be reused.
- the chip light shaping solution directly replaces the existing edge-emitting laser as a light source of similar products.
- the substrate block 121 is directly fixed on the PCB board 11 by welding or bonding, and the substrate block 121 is firmly fixed on the PCB board 11 by a simple process.
- the substrate block 121 and the chip 122 are fixedly electrically connected by welding or conductive adhesive bonding or direct support.
- the light-emitting module 12 includes two substrate blocks 121 and a chip 122.
- the substrate block 121 is directly fixed on the PCB board 11.
- the substrate block 121 and the printed circuit board on the PCB are electrically connected by the above-mentioned fixing method to supply power to the chip 122 and drive the chip 122 to emit light.
- the chip 122 and the substrate block 121 are arranged at intervals, and the chip 122 is arranged between the two substrate blocks 121.
- the substrate block 121 is fixedly connected to the side of the chip 122, so that the upper two sides of the chip 122 are clamped and fixed by the two substrate blocks 121.
- the substrate block 121 is directly connected to the circuit on the PCB board 11 to form a current path.
- the substrate blocks 121 arranged on both sides of the chip 122 serve as the positive and negative electrodes of the chip 122, providing power connection for the chip 122.
- the substrate block 121 holds the chip 122 by clamping, so that the plane where the chip 122 is located is at an angle with the plane where the PCB board 11 is located.
- the plane where the chip 122 is located and the plane where the PCB board 11 is located have an angle of 0°-180° (excluding 0° and 180°). It can be understood that the purpose of the above "the plane where the chip 122 is located is at an angle with the plane where the PCB board 11 is located” is to make the light emitting direction of the chip 122 non-parallel to the plane where the PCB board 111 is located.
- the emitting light direction of the light emitting module 12 is shown by the arrow P in the figure, wherein the two substrate blocks 121 are at an angle of 90° with the PCB board 11, and the chip 122 is maintained perpendicular to the PCB board 11, so that the light emitting direction of the chip 122 is perpendicular to the plane where the PCB board 111 is located.
- the plane where the chip 122 is located is preferably perpendicular to the plane where the PCB board is located.
- the present invention arranges all the light shaping modules and the light emitting module 12 on the same substrate, that is, the light shaping modules and the light emitting module 12 are both arranged on the PCB board 11. In this configuration, when the PCB board 11 is deformed, the displacements of the light-emitting module 12 and the light-shaping module are in the same direction, thereby reducing the relative displacement and ensuring the stability of the optical index.
- the first light-shaping module 13 is arranged on the light-emitting path of the light-emitting module 12, and the first light-shaping module 13 is arranged on the PCB board.
- the first light-emitting module and the light-emitting chip are arranged on the same board plane.
- the light-emitting module 12 when the PCB board undergoes a greater bending deformation, the light-emitting module 12 is in a more central position than the first light-shaping module 13, so the relative position change between the light-emitting module 12 and the first light-shaping module 13 may affect the stability of its divergence angle.
- the first light shaping module 13 is disposed above the light emitting module 12 and is used to shape the outgoing light of the light emitting module 12 to achieve light shaping.
- the light shaping module can select lenses or other optical shaping elements of various structures to focus the light to a specific area or point.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 1 further reduces the relative displacement between the first light shaping module 13 and the light emitting module 12, ensures the alignment between the light source and the light shaping device, and prevents the divergence angle of the light emitting module 12 from changing.
- the first light shaping module 13 includes a first supporting structure 131 and a first lens 132.
- the first supporting structure 131 is used to support the first lens 132 above the light emitting module 12, so that the first lens 132 is on the light emitting path of the light emitting module, and the first lens 132 is fixed relative to the light emitting surface of the light emitting module 12. Under this configuration, the outgoing light of the light emitting module 12 can completely pass through the first lens 132, and the first light shaping module 13 and the light emitting module 12 are symmetrical structures.
- the first support structure 131 is fixed on the two outermost substrate blocks 121 of the light emitting module 12.
- a first lens 132 fixed relative to the light emitting surface of the chip 122 is fixed on the top of the first support structure 131.
- the first support structure 131 includes two first support members, which are directly fixed to the two outermost substrate blocks 121 of the light emitting module 12 in a non-conductive manner.
- the two first support members and the two substrate blocks 121 are symmetrical structures, thereby further avoiding the influence of the deformation of the PCB board 11 on the chip 122.
- the first light shaping module 13 is directly fixed to the light emitting module 12 through the first support structure 131, so that The relative displacement between the first lens 132 and the light emitting module 12 is zero, thereby reducing the relative displacement between the light emitting module 12 and the light shaping module, and fixing their relative positions.
- the first light shaping module 13 only includes the first lens, and the first lens is directly fixed to the light emitting surface of the light emitting module 12 by bonding, thereby reducing the overall volume of the light shaping module, simplifying the volume of each component on the PCB board, expanding the degree of freedom of PCB board layout design, and reducing mechanical clearance, further ensuring that the relative position of the first lens and the chip is fixed.
- the optical module 10 further includes a second light shaping module 14.
- the first light shaping module 13 and the second light shaping module 14 are combined into a light shaping module.
- the light shaping module is arranged above the light emitting module 12 and is used to shape the outgoing light of the light emitting module 12 to achieve light shaping.
- the light shaping module can select lenses or other optical shaping elements of various structures to focus the light to a specific area or point. After the outgoing light passes through the first light shaping module 13, it moves along the direction after shaping and enters the second light shaping module 14.
- the second light shaping module 14 includes a second support structure 141 and a second lens 142.
- the second support structure 141 includes two second support members.
- the second lens 142 is used to shape all the light.
- the two second support members are arranged on the outside of the first light shaping module 13.
- “outside” is relative to the light emitting module 12 located on the inside of the two first support members.
- the second supporting structure 141 is arranged above the light-emitting module 12, so that the second lens 142 can cover all the light shaped by the first lens 132.
- the second light shaping module 14 has the same configuration as the first light shaping module 13, and both support the lens through the supporting structure.
- the outgoing light first passes through the first lens 132, and then enters and passes through the second lens 142 to form a light spot.
- the first lens 132 is fixed to the substrate block 121 through the first supporting structure 131. Therefore, in the solution of the present invention, in order to further reduce the relative displacement between the light source and the optical shaping lens, the optical element with high optical sensitivity can be directly connected to the electrode, thereby further reducing the change in optical indicators caused by the relative displacement between the light source and the optical shaping lens.
- the first lens 132 is a fast-axis collimating lens
- the second lens 142 is a slow-axis collimating lens.
- the fast-axis collimating lens is more sensitive to alignment with the light source than the slow-axis collimating lens. Setting the fast-axis collimating lens at the position of the first lens 132 can ensure that the collimation effect of the fast-axis collimating lens is not affected. ring.
- fixing the first light shaping module 13 to the light emitting module 12 can further reduce the relative displacement between the first lens 132 and the light source.
- fixing the second light shaping module 14 to the first light shaping module 13 can further reduce the relative displacement between the overall light shaping module and the light source, thereby further improving the quality of the light spot.
- the first support structure 131 includes two first support rods
- the second support structure 141 includes two second support rods.
- the two first support rods are respectively fixed to the two outermost substrate blocks 121 of the light emitting module 12 by insulating materials or non-conductive methods such as bonding
- the two second support rods are respectively fixed to the two first support rods by bonding or other methods.
- the first lens 132 and the second lens 142 are both fixed relative to the light emitting surface of the chip 122 in the light emitting module 12.
- the number of the light-emitting modules is at least one, and the multiple light-emitting modules are jointly stimulated to emit light to meet the needs of different irradiation surfaces, thereby increasing the spot size.
- the light-emitting modules can be modularized into multiple modules, thereby improving the design and simple expansibility of the optical module.
- the multiple light-emitting modules can be independently controlled or integrated on the PCB board, thereby realizing flexible adjustment and expansion of system functions and performance.
- FIG3 an optical module 20 of another embodiment of the present invention is shown, and the optical module 20 includes a PCB board 21, three light-emitting modules 22, three first light shaping modules 23 and a second light shaping module 24.
- the first light shaping module 23 is used to directly shape the emitted light of the light-emitting module 22, so a separate first light shaping module 23 is arranged on the top of each separate light-emitting module 22, for example, to perform collimation processing, and the second light shaping module 24 is used to shape the light corrected by the first light shaping module 23, for example, to perform homogenization processing. Only embodiments requiring two different shaping requirements are listed here. Those skilled in the art can understand that the light shaping module can be flexibly arranged according to different optical system requirements.
- the light emitting module includes at least two substrate blocks and at least one chip. By increasing the number of substrate blocks and chips in the light emitting module, the power of the light emitting module can be increased.
- FIG. 4 an optical module 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- the number of substrate blocks 321 is 4, the number of chips 322 is 3, and the substrate blocks 321 and the chips 322 are arranged at intervals so that both sides of each chip 322 are clamped by two substrate blocks 321.
- the light emitting module is used to shape the light emitting module.
- the number of the first light shaping module 33 for blocking the outgoing light is one.
- the light shaping module can reduce the change of optical index caused by the relative displacement between the light emitting module and the light shaping module under high and low temperature conditions.
- the PCB board Under high and low temperature conditions, the PCB board will deform and generate stress, and the large difference in CTE coefficient between the substrate block and the PCB board will also cause stress. The above-mentioned stress will cause the light emission angle of the light emitting module to change.
- the present invention proposes an optical module 40 of another embodiment, wherein a groove is partially opened on the PCB board 41, referring to Figure 5, the groove is arranged on both sides of the light emitting module 42, and the groove is arranged at the bottom thereof to help release stress, thereby reducing the deformation degree of the light emitting module 42.
- the grooves arranged on both sides of the light emitting module 42 can reduce the stress of the entire light shaping module and the installation area of the light emitting module 42 and the PCB board 41, thereby reducing the change of optical index caused by deformation under high and low temperature conditions.
- the groove may also be provided directly below the chip 422 to further reduce the influence of stress on the PCB board 41 on the light emitting angle of the chip 422 ; the groove may also be provided on both sides of the second supporting structure 441 .
- the substrate block is constructed as an insert type.
- FIG 6 it shows an optical module 50 of another embodiment proposed by the present invention.
- the substrate block 521 is inserted into the PCB board 51 and is welded and fixed by welding on both sides and/or spot welding on the bottom as shown by the arrows in the figure, thereby reducing the requirements for the flatness and verticality of the substrate block 521.
- the above welding process can simplify the operation process and facilitate mass production, and at the same time avoid the phenomenon of short circuit between the two substrate blocks 521 after welding.
- the use of soft solder can further reduce the stress between the substrate block 521 and the PCB board 51.
- the substrate block is made of a multilayer structure.
- the substrate block is constructed of three layers of material.
- the outermost two layers of the substrate block are made of copper
- the middle layer is made of molybdenum copper, which has high electrical conductivity and high thermal conductivity.
- the molybdenum copper material is a pseudo alloy composed of two immiscible metal phases in structure, which has the characteristics of both constituent metals and can complement each other to obtain good comprehensive performance.
- the outermost layer of the substrate block with a multilayer configuration is a copper layer, and the transient state of the chip Heat can be effectively released in the copper layer, which is better than the copper-tungsten structure, so it can reduce the junction temperature and increase the power.
- the multi-layer substrate block has a CTE close to that of the chip, so no cracks will be generated during bonding with the chip.
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本发明涉及激光器领域,尤其涉及一种光学模组。The present invention relates to the field of lasers, and in particular to an optical module.
在当前的技术背景下,激光器的应用需求不断增加,特别是在一些特定领域,如光通信、激光医疗和光刻等领域,对激光器的稳定性和精确性有着更高的要求。在高温或低温环境下,不同材料的热膨胀系数可能存在差异,这会导致光源模块和光整型模块之间的应力和形变产生变化。这些应力和形变会导致光源模块和光整型模块之间发生相对位移,从而影响光学指标的稳定性和准确性。In the current technological context, the application demand for lasers is increasing, especially in some specific fields, such as optical communications, laser medical treatment and lithography, which have higher requirements for the stability and accuracy of lasers. In high or low temperature environments, the thermal expansion coefficients of different materials may be different, which will cause changes in stress and deformation between the light source module and the light shaping module. These stresses and deformations will cause relative displacement between the light source module and the light shaping module, thereby affecting the stability and accuracy of optical indicators.
此外,光源模块和光整型模块的支撑结构为非对称性的,这意味着它们在形状和尺寸上可能有所不同。这种异形可能源自于制造过程中的加工误差、组装不精确或材料特性的差异等因素。由于支撑结构的非对称性,光源模块和光整型模块在不同温度下可能会经历应力和形变。In addition, the supporting structures of the light source module and the light shaping module are asymmetric, which means that they may differ in shape and size. Such irregularities may be caused by factors such as processing errors during the manufacturing process, inaccurate assembly, or differences in material properties. Due to the asymmetry of the supporting structures, the light source module and the light shaping module may experience stress and deformation at different temperatures.
在温度变化过程中,由于支撑结构的非对称性,不同部件之间的热膨胀或收缩可能会不均匀地传导到整个结构中。这会导致结构内部产生不同的应力分布和形变情况。特别是在温度快速变化或温度差异较大的情况下,这种应力和形变的不均匀性可能更为显著。由于支撑结构的异形引起的应力和形变,进一步增加了光源模块和光整型模块之间的相对位移。这种相对位移可能会导致光源和光学模组之间的失配,破坏光学信号的传输和整形过程。此外,相对位移还可能导致光学元件的偏移或倾斜,进一步影响光束的聚焦性能和波长稳定性。During temperature changes, due to the asymmetry of the supporting structure, the thermal expansion or contraction between different components may be unevenly transmitted to the entire structure. This will cause different stress distributions and deformations inside the structure. Especially in the case of rapid temperature changes or large temperature differences, this stress and deformation inhomogeneity may be more significant. The stress and deformation caused by the special shape of the supporting structure further increase the relative displacement between the light source module and the light shaping module. This relative displacement may cause a mismatch between the light source and the optical module, disrupting the transmission and shaping process of the optical signal. In addition, the relative displacement may also cause the optical element to shift or tilt, further affecting the focusing performance and wavelength stability of the light beam.
发明内容Summary of the invention
为解决上述技术问题,本发明实施例期望提供一种光学模组,通过将光整 形模块与光源设置在同一平面内,从而减小两者的相对位移,从而保证光学指标的稳定性。In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present invention is expected to provide an optical module, by The shape module and the light source are arranged in the same plane, thereby reducing the relative displacement between the two and ensuring the stability of the optical indicators.
本发明的技术方案是这样实现的:The technical solution of the present invention is achieved in this way:
本发明实施例提供了一种光学模组,所述光学模组包括PCB板、发光模块和第一光整形模块,所述发光模块包括至少两个衬底块和至少一个芯片,所述衬底块直接固定于所述PCB板,所述芯片和所述衬底块间隔设置,每个所述芯片两侧均由所述衬底块夹持,所述发光模块的出光方向与所述PCB板所在平面不平行,所述发光模块的数量为至少一个;所述第一光整形模块固定在所述发光模块的出光侧,用于对所述发光模块出射的光线进行整形处理。An embodiment of the present invention provides an optical module, the optical module includes a PCB board, a light emitting module and a first light shaping module, the light emitting module includes at least two substrate blocks and at least one chip, the substrate block is directly fixed to the PCB board, the chip and the substrate block are arranged at intervals, both sides of each chip are clamped by the substrate blocks, the light emitting direction of the light emitting module is not parallel to the plane where the PCB board is located, and the number of the light emitting module is at least one; the first light shaping module is fixed to the light emitting side of the light emitting module, and is used for shaping the light emitted by the light emitting module.
优选地,所述第一光整型模块包括第一支撑结构和第一透镜,所述第一支撑结构设置在所述发光模块的两侧并将所述第一透镜支承在所述发光模块的出光路径上,以使得所述第一透镜与所述芯片的出光面相对位置固定并接收所述芯片的出射光线。通过设置在发光模块两侧的第一支撑结构能够将第一透镜牢靠地固定在发光模块的出光侧,并与对应的芯片出射的光束位于同一光轴中,两者相对位置固定,从而在因为芯片与PCB板的热匹配系数不一致导致变形的情况下,防止发光模块出光的指向性和发散角的稳定性受影响。Preferably, the first light shaping module includes a first support structure and a first lens, wherein the first support structure is arranged on both sides of the light emitting module and supports the first lens on the light emitting path of the light emitting module, so that the first lens is fixed in relative position to the light emitting surface of the chip and receives the emitted light of the chip. The first support structure arranged on both sides of the light emitting module can securely fix the first lens on the light emitting side of the light emitting module, and the first lens is located in the same optical axis as the light beam emitted by the corresponding chip, and the relative positions of the two are fixed, so as to prevent the directivity of the light emitted by the light emitting module and the stability of the divergence angle from being affected in the case of deformation caused by inconsistent thermal matching coefficients between the chip and the PCB board.
优选地,所述第一光整型模块以所述第一支撑结构夹持所述发光模块最外侧两个衬底块的方式固定于所述发光模块。将整形模块直接固定在发光模块上能够进一步减小两者因为PCB板变形和或其他原因引起的相对位移。Preferably, the first light shaping module is fixed to the light emitting module in a manner that the first supporting structure clamps the two outermost substrate blocks of the light emitting module. Fixing the shaping module directly to the light emitting module can further reduce the relative displacement between the two caused by PCB board deformation and other reasons.
优选地,所述光学模组还包括第二光整形模块,所述第二光整形模块包括第二支撑结构和第二透镜,所述第二光整形模块构造成所述第二支撑结构支承所述第二透镜,以使得所述第二透镜对经过所述第一光整形模块的全部光线进行整形处理。Preferably, the optical module further comprises a second light shaping module, the second light shaping module comprises a second supporting structure and a second lens, and the second light shaping module is configured such that the second supporting structure supports the second lens so that the second lens shapes all light passing through the first light shaping module.
优选地,所述第二光整型模块以所述第二支撑结构夹持所述第一支撑结构的方式固定于所述第一光整形模块。将第二光整形模块直接固定在第一光整型模块上能够减小两个光整型模块的相对移动后产生的相对位移,从而进一步减小与光源的相对位移。 Preferably, the second light shaping module is fixed to the first light shaping module in a manner that the second supporting structure clamps the first supporting structure. Directly fixing the second light shaping module to the first light shaping module can reduce the relative displacement caused by the relative movement of the two light shaping modules, thereby further reducing the relative displacement with the light source.
优选地,所述发光模块的出光方向与所述PCB板的所在平面垂直。通过构造成与所述PCB板垂直的发光模块,能够减小发光模块在PCB板上的占用面积,提高了PCB板排布走线的灵活度。Preferably, the light emitting direction of the light emitting module is perpendicular to the plane where the PCB board is located. By configuring the light emitting module perpendicular to the PCB board, the occupied area of the light emitting module on the PCB board can be reduced, and the flexibility of PCB board layout and routing is improved.
优选地,所述芯片为边发射激光器芯片。边发射激光器芯片具有高功率密度和高脉冲峰值功率,当发光模块包括多个芯片时,可以构成边发射激光器叠阵,灵活配置发光模块的功率。另外,通过选择边发射激光器芯片,能够复用已有的边发射激光器芯片光整形方案,直接替换现有边发射激光器作为光源的同类产品。Preferably, the chip is an edge-emitting laser chip. The edge-emitting laser chip has high power density and high pulse peak power. When the light-emitting module includes multiple chips, an edge-emitting laser stack can be formed to flexibly configure the power of the light-emitting module. In addition, by selecting an edge-emitting laser chip, the existing edge-emitting laser chip light shaping solution can be reused, directly replacing the existing edge-emitting laser as a light source of similar products.
优选地,所述芯片下方和/或所述芯片两侧的所述PCB板开设有通槽,通过上述通槽的构型能够降低所述PCB板的内部应力。Preferably, through grooves are provided on the PCB board below the chip and/or on both sides of the chip, and the internal stress of the PCB board can be reduced through the configuration of the through grooves.
优选地,所述衬底块构造成多层结构,所述衬底块构造成两个最外层为铜层,中间层为钼铜层或者钼层,从而降低芯片与衬底块的CTE系数差距,减少应力。Preferably, the substrate block is constructed into a multi-layer structure, wherein the two outermost layers of the substrate block are copper layers, and the middle layer is a molybdenum-copper layer or a molybdenum layer, thereby reducing the CTE coefficient difference between the chip and the substrate block and reducing stress.
所述光学模组中将所述发光模块直接安装在所述PCB板上,所述光整型模块与所述发光模块一起对称地处于同一基板上,能够使光整型模块与光源在高低温下的应力减小,整体形变时产生的位移为同向位移,产生较小的相对位移,保证相对位置固定,从而防止发光模块的指向性和发散角受到影响。同时所述光学模组中的PCB板的结构选择更为自由,不需要考虑发光模块所需结构的安装以及匹配问题,从而减小了PCB板结构对发光模块结构的影响。In the optical module, the light-emitting module is directly mounted on the PCB board, and the light-shaping module and the light-emitting module are symmetrically located on the same substrate, which can reduce the stress of the light-shaping module and the light source at high and low temperatures, and the displacement generated during the overall deformation is the same-direction displacement, which generates a small relative displacement, ensures that the relative position is fixed, thereby preventing the directivity and divergence angle of the light-emitting module from being affected. At the same time, the structural selection of the PCB board in the optical module is more free, and there is no need to consider the installation and matching issues of the structure required by the light-emitting module, thereby reducing the influence of the PCB board structure on the light-emitting module structure.
图1为本发明实施例中一种光学模组10的示意图;FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
图2为本发明另一实施例中一种光学模组10的示意图;FIG2 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
图3为本发明另一实施例中一种光学模组20的示意图;FIG3 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
图4为本发明另一实施例中一种光学模组30的示意图;FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
图5为本发明另一实施例中一种光学模组40的示意图;FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 40 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
图6为本发明另一实施例中一种光学模组50的示意图; FIG6 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
图7为本发明另一实施例中一种光学模组10的示意图;FIG7 is a schematic diagram of an optical module 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention;
图8为本发明实施例中一种光学模组的衬底块的结构示意图。FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a substrate block of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述。The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.
在当前的技术背景下,光源模块与光整型模块之间的CTE不匹配以及光源模块的支撑结构与光整型模块的支撑结构的异形问题,是现有激光器技术中的一个关键挑战。这些问题导致在高温和低温环境下产生一定的应力和形变,从而引起光源与光学模组之间的相对位移增大,进而导致光学指标发生较大变化,这在一些特定领域的使用需求中尤为突出,例如汽车激光雷达领域。In the current technical context, the CTE mismatch between the light source module and the light shaping module and the irregular shape of the supporting structure of the light source module and the light shaping module are key challenges in existing laser technology. These problems lead to certain stresses and deformations in high and low temperature environments, which increase the relative displacement between the light source and the optical module, and then lead to significant changes in optical indicators, which is particularly prominent in the use requirements of some specific fields, such as the automotive lidar field.
在汽车激光雷达领域,激光器的性能和稳定性对于实现高精度的目标检测和跟踪至关重要。然而,由于车辆在不同环境下工作,温度变化较大,而光源模块和光整型模块之间的CTE不匹配和支撑结构的异形问题对于激光器的稳定性和精确性带来了挑战。在高温环境下,光源模块和光整型模块之间的CTE不匹配可能导致光学元件之间的应力积累和形变增加,进而引起光学指标的变化。相反,在低温环境下,由于CTE不匹配,光源模块和光整型模块之间的相对位移可能会增加,从而影响激光束的聚焦性能和波长稳定性。这些变化可能导致汽车激光雷达系统的探测距离、分辨率和精确度受到不可忽视的影响,使其无法满足高精度目标检测和跟踪的要求。In the field of automotive LiDAR, the performance and stability of the laser are crucial to achieving high-precision target detection and tracking. However, since vehicles work in different environments, the temperature changes greatly, and the CTE mismatch between the light source module and the light shaping module and the irregular shape of the supporting structure pose challenges to the stability and accuracy of the laser. In a high-temperature environment, the CTE mismatch between the light source module and the light shaping module may lead to stress accumulation and increased deformation between optical components, thereby causing changes in optical indicators. On the contrary, in a low-temperature environment, due to CTE mismatch, the relative displacement between the light source module and the light shaping module may increase, thereby affecting the focusing performance and wavelength stability of the laser beam. These changes may cause the detection distance, resolution and accuracy of the automotive LiDAR system to be affected significantly, making it unable to meet the requirements of high-precision target detection and tracking.
例如,现有技术中采用将激光器光源设置于PCB的边缘,即光源的出光方向与PCB平行,光学件设置于激光器光源的出光侧,在高低温下,由于PCB的变形,光源相对于(例如快轴准直)光学件产生了Δd的位移,假设该光学件的焦距为f,那么光斑在快轴方向的指向角将发生一个θ角的偏转,关系式如下公式所示:tan(θ)=△d/f,使得整个激光模组的光学指标不满足实际需求。For example, in the prior art, the laser light source is arranged at the edge of the PCB, that is, the light emitting direction of the light source is parallel to the PCB, and the optical component is arranged on the light emitting side of the laser light source. Under high and low temperature conditions, due to the deformation of the PCB, the light source produces a displacement of Δd relative to the optical component (for example, fast axis collimation). Assuming that the focal length of the optical component is f, the pointing angle of the light spot in the fast axis direction will be deflected by an angle θ, and the relationship is shown in the following formula: tan(θ)=△d/f, so that the optical indicators of the entire laser module do not meet actual needs.
另外,采用上述结构,即使激光器光源和光学件通过键合或粘接方式固定 连接在了PCB上,上述封装方式都存在由于底部电路板和/或机械结构的问题,激光器光源芯片和光学件的热膨胀系数不同,在温度循环的过程中,会产生交变应力导致电路板和/或机械结构产生变形,从而引发芯片和光学组件之间的相对位移和/或旋转,使得芯片的可靠性下降,导致光学件与机械结构之间的胶出现开裂脱离的风险,另外由于芯片和光学件之间的相对位移,导致整个光学模组的发散角或者指向性不满足实际需求。In addition, with the above structure, even if the laser light source and the optical components are fixed by bonding or bonding, Connected to the PCB, the above packaging methods all have problems due to the bottom circuit board and/or mechanical structure. The thermal expansion coefficients of the laser light source chip and the optical components are different. During the temperature cycle, alternating stress will be generated, causing deformation of the circuit board and/or mechanical structure, thereby causing relative displacement and/or rotation between the chip and the optical components, which reduces the reliability of the chip and causes the risk of cracking and detachment of the glue between the optical components and the mechanical structure. In addition, due to the relative displacement between the chip and the optical components, the divergence angle or directivity of the entire optical module does not meet actual needs.
为了解决上述技术问题,本发明实施例提供了一种光学模组,所述光学模组包括PCB板、发光模块和光整型模块,所述光整形模块包括第一光整型模块,所述发光模块出射激光光线经过光整型模块整形成光斑。所述发光模块直接安装在所述PCB板上,使所述光整型模块与所述发光模块处于同一基板上,从而减小高低温下由于发光模块和光整型模块之间的相对位移带来的光学指标变化。通过该光学模组相比较现有技术中将光源安装到PCB边缘而光学整形模组安装到其他结构件的结构,能够使光整型模块与光源在高低温下的应力减小,整体形变时产生的位移为同向位移,产生较小的相对位移,从而保证发光模块的指向性和发散角的稳定。同时本提案的PCB结构选择更为自由,由于其不是安装在PCB板的边缘位置,不需要考虑发光模块所需结构的安装以及光整型模块之间CTE匹配问题,从而减小了PCB结构对发光模块结构的影响。In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides an optical module, the optical module includes a PCB board, a light-emitting module and a light-shaping module, the light-shaping module includes a first light-shaping module, and the laser light emitted by the light-emitting module is shaped into a light spot by the light-shaping module. The light-emitting module is directly mounted on the PCB board, so that the light-shaping module and the light-emitting module are on the same substrate, thereby reducing the change of optical indicators caused by the relative displacement between the light-emitting module and the light-shaping module under high and low temperatures. Compared with the structure in the prior art in which the light source is mounted on the edge of the PCB and the optical shaping module is mounted on other structural parts, the optical module can reduce the stress of the light-shaping module and the light source under high and low temperatures, and the displacement generated during the overall deformation is the same direction displacement, resulting in a smaller relative displacement, thereby ensuring the stability of the directivity and divergence angle of the light-emitting module. At the same time, the PCB structure of this proposal is more freely selected. Since it is not mounted at the edge of the PCB board, it is not necessary to consider the installation of the structure required for the light-emitting module and the CTE matching problem between the light-shaping modules, thereby reducing the influence of the PCB structure on the structure of the light-emitting module.
参见附图1,其示出了本发明实施例的一种光学模组10,所述光学模组10包括PCB板11、一个发光模块12、一个第一光整形模块13。所述PCB板11由绝缘材料制成,表面印刷有导电路径,用于支承和连接电子元件,所述发光模块12直接安装在所述PCB板11上与上述导电路径电连接,以接受电流受激发产生激光,所述发光模块12通过直接固定电连接在所述PCB板11上,从而减小了导电通路,有效的减小了电学寄生。Referring to FIG. 1 , an optical module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, and the optical module 10 includes a PCB board 11, a light emitting module 12, and a first light shaping module 13. The PCB board 11 is made of insulating material, and a conductive path is printed on the surface thereof for supporting and connecting electronic components. The light emitting module 12 is directly mounted on the PCB board 11 and electrically connected to the conductive path to receive current and generate laser light when excited. The light emitting module 12 is electrically connected to the PCB board 11 by direct fixing, thereby reducing the conductive path and effectively reducing electrical parasitics.
所述发光模块12包括至少两个衬底块121和至少一个芯片122,所述芯片122为边发射激光器芯片,边发射激光器芯片具有高功率密度和高脉冲峰值功率,当发光模块包括多个芯片时,可以构成边发射激光器叠阵,灵活配置发光模块的功率。另外,通过选择边发射激光器芯片,能够复用已有的边发射激光 器芯片光整形方案,直接替换现有边发射激光器作为光源的同类产品。所述衬底块121通过焊接或粘接的方式直接固定在所述PCB板11上,以简单的工艺使得所述衬底块121稳固地固定在所述PCB板11上,所述衬底块121与所述芯片122通过焊接或导电胶粘接或者直接加持的方式建立固定地电连接,参见附图1,所述发光模块12包括两个衬底块121和一个芯片122,所述衬底块121直接固定在所述PCB板11上,所述衬底块121与所述PCB上的印刷电路板通过上述固定方式建立电连接以向所述芯片122供电,驱动所述芯片122发光。所述芯片122和所述衬底块121间隔设置,所述芯片122设置在两个所述衬底块121中间,同时,所述衬底块121与所述芯片122的侧面固定连接,以使得所述芯片122上位两侧由两个衬底块121夹持固定,所述衬底块121直接与所述PCB板11上的电路连接形成电流通路,在上述构型下,设置在所述芯片122两侧的衬底块121作为所述芯片122的正极和负极,为所述芯片122提供电源连接。所述衬底块121通过夹持的方式保持所述芯片122,使得所述芯片122所在平面与所述PCB板11所在平面呈夹角,需要注意的是,此处“呈夹角”指的是,所述芯片122所在的平面和所述PCB板11所在的平面之间具有0°-180°的夹角(不包括0°和180°),可以理解的是,上述“所述芯片122所在平面与所述PCB板11所在平面呈夹角”的目的在于使得所述芯片122的出光方向与所述PCB板111所在的平面不平行,参见附图1,在附图1所示出的光学模组10的构型中,发光模块12的出射光方向如图中箭头P所示,其中,两个衬底块121与所述PCB板11夹角呈90°,所述芯片122被保持呈垂直于所述PCB板11,以使得所述芯片122的出光方向垂直于所述PCB板111所在的平面。所述芯片122的所在平面优选垂直于所述PCB板的所在平面,在该构型下能够最大程度的扩展所述PCB设计的自由度,并且所述发光模块与光整形模块的装配也更加简单,此外,垂直出射的光线也更加容易调控。The light emitting module 12 includes at least two substrate blocks 121 and at least one chip 122. The chip 122 is an edge emitting laser chip. The edge emitting laser chip has high power density and high pulse peak power. When the light emitting module includes multiple chips, an edge emitting laser stack can be formed to flexibly configure the power of the light emitting module. In addition, by selecting an edge emitting laser chip, the existing edge emitting laser can be reused. The chip light shaping solution directly replaces the existing edge-emitting laser as a light source of similar products. The substrate block 121 is directly fixed on the PCB board 11 by welding or bonding, and the substrate block 121 is firmly fixed on the PCB board 11 by a simple process. The substrate block 121 and the chip 122 are fixedly electrically connected by welding or conductive adhesive bonding or direct support. Referring to Figure 1, the light-emitting module 12 includes two substrate blocks 121 and a chip 122. The substrate block 121 is directly fixed on the PCB board 11. The substrate block 121 and the printed circuit board on the PCB are electrically connected by the above-mentioned fixing method to supply power to the chip 122 and drive the chip 122 to emit light. The chip 122 and the substrate block 121 are arranged at intervals, and the chip 122 is arranged between the two substrate blocks 121. At the same time, the substrate block 121 is fixedly connected to the side of the chip 122, so that the upper two sides of the chip 122 are clamped and fixed by the two substrate blocks 121. The substrate block 121 is directly connected to the circuit on the PCB board 11 to form a current path. Under the above configuration, the substrate blocks 121 arranged on both sides of the chip 122 serve as the positive and negative electrodes of the chip 122, providing power connection for the chip 122. The substrate block 121 holds the chip 122 by clamping, so that the plane where the chip 122 is located is at an angle with the plane where the PCB board 11 is located. It should be noted that "at an angle" here means that the plane where the chip 122 is located and the plane where the PCB board 11 is located have an angle of 0°-180° (excluding 0° and 180°). It can be understood that the purpose of the above "the plane where the chip 122 is located is at an angle with the plane where the PCB board 11 is located" is to make the light emitting direction of the chip 122 non-parallel to the plane where the PCB board 111 is located. Referring to Figure 1, in the configuration of the optical module 10 shown in Figure 1, the emitting light direction of the light emitting module 12 is shown by the arrow P in the figure, wherein the two substrate blocks 121 are at an angle of 90° with the PCB board 11, and the chip 122 is maintained perpendicular to the PCB board 11, so that the light emitting direction of the chip 122 is perpendicular to the plane where the PCB board 111 is located. The plane where the chip 122 is located is preferably perpendicular to the plane where the PCB board is located. Under this configuration, the freedom of the PCB design can be expanded to the greatest extent, and the assembly of the light-emitting module and the light shaping module is also simpler. In addition, the vertically emitted light is also easier to control.
为了解决光源与光学模组10之间的相对位移大,进而导致发散角发生较大变化的技术问题,本发明将全部光整型模块与所述发光模块12设置在同一基板上,即所述光整型模块与所述发光模块12都设置在所述PCB板11上,在该构 型下,当所述PCB板11变形时所述发光模块12和光整型模块的位移为同向位移,从而减小相对位移,保证光学指标的稳定性。在本发明另一实施例中,参见附图8,所述第一光整形模块13设置在所述发光模块12的出光路径上,所述第一光整形模块13设置在所述PCB板上,在该构型下没所述第一发光模块和所述出光芯片设置在同一板平面上,当所述PCB板由于受到应力或变形时,上述构型能够减小所述发光模块12和所述第一光整形模块13之间的相对位移,保证发光模块12的指向性和发散角稳定。进一步地,当所述PCB板发生更大的弯曲变形时,所述发光模块12相较于所述第一光整形模块13处于更加中心的位置,因此所述发光模块12与所述第一光整形模块13的相对位置改变,可能会影响其发散角的稳定。参见附图1,所述第一光整型模块13设置在所述发光模块12的上方,用于对所述发光模块12的出射光线进行整形,以实现光线整形,所述光整型模块可以选择各种构造的透镜或其他光学整形元件将光线聚焦到特定的区域或点上。相比较于附图8示出的构型,附图1所示出的构型进一步减小了所述第一光整形模块13与所述发光模块12之间的相对位移,保证了光源和光整形器件之间的对准,也防止发光模块12的发散角发生改变。In order to solve the technical problem that the relative displacement between the light source and the optical module 10 is large, thereby causing a large change in the divergence angle, the present invention arranges all the light shaping modules and the light emitting module 12 on the same substrate, that is, the light shaping modules and the light emitting module 12 are both arranged on the PCB board 11. In this configuration, when the PCB board 11 is deformed, the displacements of the light-emitting module 12 and the light-shaping module are in the same direction, thereby reducing the relative displacement and ensuring the stability of the optical index. In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG8, the first light-shaping module 13 is arranged on the light-emitting path of the light-emitting module 12, and the first light-shaping module 13 is arranged on the PCB board. In this configuration, the first light-emitting module and the light-emitting chip are arranged on the same board plane. When the PCB board is subjected to stress or deformation, the above configuration can reduce the relative displacement between the light-emitting module 12 and the first light-shaping module 13, ensuring the stability of the directivity and divergence angle of the light-emitting module 12. Further, when the PCB board undergoes a greater bending deformation, the light-emitting module 12 is in a more central position than the first light-shaping module 13, so the relative position change between the light-emitting module 12 and the first light-shaping module 13 may affect the stability of its divergence angle. Referring to FIG. 1 , the first light shaping module 13 is disposed above the light emitting module 12 and is used to shape the outgoing light of the light emitting module 12 to achieve light shaping. The light shaping module can select lenses or other optical shaping elements of various structures to focus the light to a specific area or point. Compared with the configuration shown in FIG. 8 , the configuration shown in FIG. 1 further reduces the relative displacement between the first light shaping module 13 and the light emitting module 12, ensures the alignment between the light source and the light shaping device, and prevents the divergence angle of the light emitting module 12 from changing.
所述第一光整型模块13包括第一支撑结构131和第一透镜132,所述第一支撑结构131用于将所述第一透镜132支承在所述发光模块12的上方,使得所述第一透镜132出所述发光模块的出光路径上,并且所述第一透镜132与所述发光模块12的出光面相对位置固定,在该构型下所述发光模块12的出射光线能够完全穿过所述第一透镜132,并且所述第一光整形模块13与发光模块12为对称性结构。在附图1中,所述第一支撑结构131固定在所述发光模块12最外侧两个衬底块121上,所述第一支撑结构131顶部固定有与所述芯片122出光面相对位置固定的第一透镜132,具体地,所述第一支撑结构131包括两个第一支撑件,所述两个第一支撑件以非导电的方式直接固定至所述发光模块12最外侧两个衬底块121上,所述两个第一支撑件和两个所述衬底块121均为对称结构,从而进一步避免所述PCB板11变形对所述芯片122的影响。所述第一光整形模块13通过第一支撑结构131直接固定至所述发光模块12,使得 所述第一透镜132与所述发光模块12的相对位移为零,从而实现减小发光模块12与光整型模块的相对位移,使其相对位置固定。在本发明另一实施例中,所述第一光整形模块13仅包括第一透镜,所述第一透镜通过粘接的方式直接固定至所述发光模块12的出光面上,从而减小所述光整形模块的整体体积,简化PCB板上各元件的体积,能够扩大PCB板排布设计的自由度,还能够减少机械间隙,进一步保证第一透镜与所述芯片的相对位置固定。The first light shaping module 13 includes a first supporting structure 131 and a first lens 132. The first supporting structure 131 is used to support the first lens 132 above the light emitting module 12, so that the first lens 132 is on the light emitting path of the light emitting module, and the first lens 132 is fixed relative to the light emitting surface of the light emitting module 12. Under this configuration, the outgoing light of the light emitting module 12 can completely pass through the first lens 132, and the first light shaping module 13 and the light emitting module 12 are symmetrical structures. In FIG. 1 , the first support structure 131 is fixed on the two outermost substrate blocks 121 of the light emitting module 12. A first lens 132 fixed relative to the light emitting surface of the chip 122 is fixed on the top of the first support structure 131. Specifically, the first support structure 131 includes two first support members, which are directly fixed to the two outermost substrate blocks 121 of the light emitting module 12 in a non-conductive manner. The two first support members and the two substrate blocks 121 are symmetrical structures, thereby further avoiding the influence of the deformation of the PCB board 11 on the chip 122. The first light shaping module 13 is directly fixed to the light emitting module 12 through the first support structure 131, so that The relative displacement between the first lens 132 and the light emitting module 12 is zero, thereby reducing the relative displacement between the light emitting module 12 and the light shaping module, and fixing their relative positions. In another embodiment of the present invention, the first light shaping module 13 only includes the first lens, and the first lens is directly fixed to the light emitting surface of the light emitting module 12 by bonding, thereby reducing the overall volume of the light shaping module, simplifying the volume of each component on the PCB board, expanding the degree of freedom of PCB board layout design, and reducing mechanical clearance, further ensuring that the relative position of the first lens and the chip is fixed.
所述光学模组10还包括第二光整形模块14,具体地,参见附图1,所述第一光整型模块13和所述第二光整型模块14组合成光整型模块,所述光整型模块设置在所述发光模块12的上方,用于对所述发光模块12的出射光线进行整形,以实现光线整形,所述光整型模块可以选择各种构造的透镜或其他光学整形元件将光线聚焦到特定的区域或点上。出射光线穿过所述第一光整形模块13后,沿着整形后的方向移动进入所述第二光整形模块14,所述第二光整型模块14包括第二支撑结构141和第二透镜142,所述第二支撑结构141包括两个第二支撑件,所述第二透镜142用于对所有的光线进行整形,所述两个第二支撑件设置在所述第一光整形模块13的外侧,在这里“外侧”相对于处于所述两个第一支撑件内侧的发光模块12。在上述构型下,第二支撑结构141跨设在发光模块12的上方,使得所述第二透镜142能够覆盖所有经由第一透镜132整形的光线,所述第二光整形模块14与所述第一光整形模块13的构型相同,均通过支撑结构支承透镜。The optical module 10 further includes a second light shaping module 14. Specifically, referring to FIG. 1 , the first light shaping module 13 and the second light shaping module 14 are combined into a light shaping module. The light shaping module is arranged above the light emitting module 12 and is used to shape the outgoing light of the light emitting module 12 to achieve light shaping. The light shaping module can select lenses or other optical shaping elements of various structures to focus the light to a specific area or point. After the outgoing light passes through the first light shaping module 13, it moves along the direction after shaping and enters the second light shaping module 14. The second light shaping module 14 includes a second support structure 141 and a second lens 142. The second support structure 141 includes two second support members. The second lens 142 is used to shape all the light. The two second support members are arranged on the outside of the first light shaping module 13. Here, "outside" is relative to the light emitting module 12 located on the inside of the two first support members. In the above configuration, the second supporting structure 141 is arranged above the light-emitting module 12, so that the second lens 142 can cover all the light shaped by the first lens 132. The second light shaping module 14 has the same configuration as the first light shaping module 13, and both support the lens through the supporting structure.
出射光线首先通过所述第一透镜132,然后进入并穿过所述第二透镜142形成光斑。所述第一透镜132通过所述第一支撑结构131固定至所述衬底块121,因此在本发明的方案中,为了进一步减小光源与光学整形镜片之间的相对位移,可将对光学敏感度高的光学元件直接与电极相连,从而近一步减小与光源之间的相对位移带来的光学指标变化。保证敏感度高的元件的光整形效果和质量,示例性地,所述第一透镜132为快轴准直透镜,第二透镜142为慢轴准直透镜,快轴准直透镜相较于慢轴准直透镜对于与光源的对准敏感度较高,将快轴准直透镜设置在所述第一透镜132的位置能够保证快轴准直透镜的准直效果不受影 响。The outgoing light first passes through the first lens 132, and then enters and passes through the second lens 142 to form a light spot. The first lens 132 is fixed to the substrate block 121 through the first supporting structure 131. Therefore, in the solution of the present invention, in order to further reduce the relative displacement between the light source and the optical shaping lens, the optical element with high optical sensitivity can be directly connected to the electrode, thereby further reducing the change in optical indicators caused by the relative displacement between the light source and the optical shaping lens. To ensure the light shaping effect and quality of highly sensitive elements, illustratively, the first lens 132 is a fast-axis collimating lens, and the second lens 142 is a slow-axis collimating lens. The fast-axis collimating lens is more sensitive to alignment with the light source than the slow-axis collimating lens. Setting the fast-axis collimating lens at the position of the first lens 132 can ensure that the collimation effect of the fast-axis collimating lens is not affected. ring.
基于上述内容,将所述第一光整形模块13固定至所述发光模块12能够进一步减少所述第一透镜132与光源之间的相对位移,基于该构思,参见附图2,所述第二光整形模块14固定至所述第一光整形模块13能够进一步减少整体光整形模块与光源的相对位移,从而进一步提高光斑质量。示例性地,所述第一支撑结构131包括两个第一支撑杆,所述第二支撑结构141包括两个第二支撑杆,两个第一支撑杆采用绝缘材料或者粘接等非导电方式分别固定至发光模块12最外侧的两个衬底块121上,两个第二支撑杆通过粘接等方式分别固定至两个第一支撑杆上,在上述构型下,所述第一透镜132和所述第二透镜142均与所述发光模块12中的芯片122的出光面相对位置固定。Based on the above content, fixing the first light shaping module 13 to the light emitting module 12 can further reduce the relative displacement between the first lens 132 and the light source. Based on this concept, referring to FIG2, fixing the second light shaping module 14 to the first light shaping module 13 can further reduce the relative displacement between the overall light shaping module and the light source, thereby further improving the quality of the light spot. Exemplarily, the first support structure 131 includes two first support rods, and the second support structure 141 includes two second support rods. The two first support rods are respectively fixed to the two outermost substrate blocks 121 of the light emitting module 12 by insulating materials or non-conductive methods such as bonding, and the two second support rods are respectively fixed to the two first support rods by bonding or other methods. Under the above configuration, the first lens 132 and the second lens 142 are both fixed relative to the light emitting surface of the chip 122 in the light emitting module 12.
在本发明的光学模组中,所述发光模块的数量为至少一个,通过多个发光模块共同受激励出射光线以满足不同的照射面的需求,提高光斑尺寸,所述发光模块可以模块化制成多个,从而提高光学模组的设计性和简单扩展性,多个发光模块在所述PCB板上能够独立控制或者集成控制,实现了对系统功能和性能的灵活调整和扩展。示例性地,参见附图3,其示出了本发明了另一实施例的一种光学模组20,所述光学模组20包括PCB板21、三个发光模块22、三个第一光整形模块23和一个第二光整形模块24,需要注意的是,在本发明中,所述第一光整型模块23用于直接对所述发光模块22的出射光线进行整形,因此每个单独的发光模块22顶部设置有一个单独的第一光整形模块23,例如进行准直处理,第二光整形模块24用于对经第一光整型模块23修正的光线进行整形,例如进行匀化处理。这里仅列出需要两种不同整形需求的实施例,本领域技术人员可以理解,针对不同的光学系统需求,可以灵活设置光整形模块。In the optical module of the present invention, the number of the light-emitting modules is at least one, and the multiple light-emitting modules are jointly stimulated to emit light to meet the needs of different irradiation surfaces, thereby increasing the spot size. The light-emitting modules can be modularized into multiple modules, thereby improving the design and simple expansibility of the optical module. The multiple light-emitting modules can be independently controlled or integrated on the PCB board, thereby realizing flexible adjustment and expansion of system functions and performance. For example, referring to FIG3, an optical module 20 of another embodiment of the present invention is shown, and the optical module 20 includes a PCB board 21, three light-emitting modules 22, three first light shaping modules 23 and a second light shaping module 24. It should be noted that in the present invention, the first light shaping module 23 is used to directly shape the emitted light of the light-emitting module 22, so a separate first light shaping module 23 is arranged on the top of each separate light-emitting module 22, for example, to perform collimation processing, and the second light shaping module 24 is used to shape the light corrected by the first light shaping module 23, for example, to perform homogenization processing. Only embodiments requiring two different shaping requirements are listed here. Those skilled in the art can understand that the light shaping module can be flexibly arranged according to different optical system requirements.
在本发明中,所述发光模块包括至少两个衬底块和至少一个芯片,通过扩展所述发光模块中衬底块和芯片数量,能够提高发光模块的功率,参见附图4,其示出了本发明的另一实施例的光学模组30,所述衬底块321的数量为4个,所述芯片322数量为3个,所述衬底块321和所述芯片322间隔设置,以使得每个芯片322的两侧都被两个衬底块321夹持。在该示例中,用于整形发光模 块出射光线的第一光整型模块33的数量为一个。In the present invention, the light emitting module includes at least two substrate blocks and at least one chip. By increasing the number of substrate blocks and chips in the light emitting module, the power of the light emitting module can be increased. Referring to FIG. 4, an optical module 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. The number of substrate blocks 321 is 4, the number of chips 322 is 3, and the substrate blocks 321 and the chips 322 are arranged at intervals so that both sides of each chip 322 are clamped by two substrate blocks 321. In this example, the light emitting module is used to shape the light emitting module. The number of the first light shaping module 33 for blocking the outgoing light is one.
在上述所有的光学模组中,通过将发光模块直接固定于PCB板上,且其出光方向与PCB所在平面不平行的,光整形模块能够减小高低温下由于发光模块和光整型模块之间的相对位移带来的光学指标变化,在高低温下,所述PCB板会变形产生应力,并且由于衬底块与PCB板之间的CTE系数差距大也会导致应力的产生,上述产生的应力会导致发光模块的光线出射角度发生变化,基于此,本发明提出了另一实施例的光学模组40,其中所述PCB板41的局部开设有凹槽,参见附图5,所述凹槽设置在所述发光模块42的两侧,通过在其底部开设凹槽有助于释放应力,从而减小发光模块42的变形程度,另外设置在所述发光模块42两侧能够减小整个光整型模块以及发光模块42与PCB板41安装区域的应力,从而减小在高低温下的形变带来的光学指标的变化。示例性地,所述凹槽还可以开设在所述芯片422的正下方以进一步减少PCB板41上应力对芯片422出光角度的影响;所述凹槽还可以开设在第二支撑结构441两侧。In all the above optical modules, by directly fixing the light emitting module on the PCB board, and its light emitting direction is not parallel to the plane where the PCB is located, the light shaping module can reduce the change of optical index caused by the relative displacement between the light emitting module and the light shaping module under high and low temperature conditions. Under high and low temperature conditions, the PCB board will deform and generate stress, and the large difference in CTE coefficient between the substrate block and the PCB board will also cause stress. The above-mentioned stress will cause the light emission angle of the light emitting module to change. Based on this, the present invention proposes an optical module 40 of another embodiment, wherein a groove is partially opened on the PCB board 41, referring to Figure 5, the groove is arranged on both sides of the light emitting module 42, and the groove is arranged at the bottom thereof to help release stress, thereby reducing the deformation degree of the light emitting module 42. In addition, the grooves arranged on both sides of the light emitting module 42 can reduce the stress of the entire light shaping module and the installation area of the light emitting module 42 and the PCB board 41, thereby reducing the change of optical index caused by deformation under high and low temperature conditions. Exemplarily, the groove may also be provided directly below the chip 422 to further reduce the influence of stress on the PCB board 41 on the light emitting angle of the chip 422 ; the groove may also be provided on both sides of the second supporting structure 441 .
当所述衬底块采用底部键合的焊接方式固定至所述PCB板时,对所述衬底块的垂直面要求具有良好的平面度和垂直度,同时还会导致衬底块与PCB板产生相互应力,因此将所述衬底块构造成插入式,参见附图6,其示出了本发明提出了另一实施例的光学模组50,所述衬底块521插入所述PCB板51中,并采用如附图中箭头所示的两侧堆焊和/或底部点焊的方式进行焊接固定,从而降低了对所述衬底块521的平面度和垂直度的要求,通过上述焊接工艺能够简化操作工艺易于批量生产,同时避免在焊接后发生两个衬底块521短路的现象。优选地,采用软焊料能够进一步减小所衬底块521与所述PCB板51之间的应力。When the substrate block is fixed to the PCB board by welding with bottom bonding, the vertical surface of the substrate block is required to have good flatness and verticality, and it will also cause mutual stress between the substrate block and the PCB board. Therefore, the substrate block is constructed as an insert type. Referring to Figure 6, it shows an optical module 50 of another embodiment proposed by the present invention. The substrate block 521 is inserted into the PCB board 51 and is welded and fixed by welding on both sides and/or spot welding on the bottom as shown by the arrows in the figure, thereby reducing the requirements for the flatness and verticality of the substrate block 521. The above welding process can simplify the operation process and facilitate mass production, and at the same time avoid the phenomenon of short circuit between the two substrate blocks 521 after welding. Preferably, the use of soft solder can further reduce the stress between the substrate block 521 and the PCB board 51.
在本发明的另一实施例中,所述衬底块采用多层结构制成,参见附图7,所述衬底块构造成三层材料制成。优选地,所述衬底块最外两层采用铜制成,中间层采用钼铜制成,其具有高导电和高导热性,钼铜材料在组织上是由两种互不相溶的金属相所组成的假合金,其兼有组成金属两者的特性,而且可以取长补短,获得良好的综合性能。多层构型的衬底块最外面一层是铜层,芯片的瞬态 热可以有效的释放在铜层,相比铜钨结构的效果更好,因此可以起到降低结温,提高功率的效果。另外,多层构型的衬底块具有与芯片接近的CTE,因此不会在与芯片键合中产生裂纹。In another embodiment of the present invention, the substrate block is made of a multilayer structure. Referring to FIG. 7 , the substrate block is constructed of three layers of material. Preferably, the outermost two layers of the substrate block are made of copper, and the middle layer is made of molybdenum copper, which has high electrical conductivity and high thermal conductivity. The molybdenum copper material is a pseudo alloy composed of two immiscible metal phases in structure, which has the characteristics of both constituent metals and can complement each other to obtain good comprehensive performance. The outermost layer of the substrate block with a multilayer configuration is a copper layer, and the transient state of the chip Heat can be effectively released in the copper layer, which is better than the copper-tungsten structure, so it can reduce the junction temperature and increase the power. In addition, the multi-layer substrate block has a CTE close to that of the chip, so no cracks will be generated during bonding with the chip.
需要说明的是:本发明实施例所记载的技术方案之间,在不冲突的情况下,可以任意组合。It should be noted that the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.
以上所述,仅为本发明的具体实施方式,但本发明的保护范围并不局限于此,任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本发明揭露的技术范围内,可轻易想到变化或替换,都应涵盖在本发明的保护范围之内。因此,本发明的保护范围应以所述权利要求的保护范围为准。 The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.
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