1. An optical waveguide film comprising:
an optical waveguide film main body having an optical waveguide core through which light is propagated, and a cladding portion that encloses the optical waveguide core and has a lower refractive index than that of the optical waveguide core; and
an electric wiring layer formed on at least a part of a principal surface of the optical waveguide film main body,
wherein the principal surface is an outer surface of the optical waveguide film main body,
wherein the electric wiring layer is a metal layer,
wherein the optical waveguide film has, at least at one end portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, a slanted surface that forms an optical path diverting portion at which an optical path of light propagated through the optical waveguide core is diverted, and
wherein a layer of the same metal as that of the metal layer serving as the electric wiring layer is provided, as a reflecting layer, on the slanted surface.
2. The optical waveguide film according to claim 1, wherein
the metal layer includes Au, Ag, Cu or an alloy thereof and has a thickness of from about 500 nm to about 5 \u03bcm, and
a minimum bending radius of the optical waveguide film is in a range of from about 1 mm to about 3 mm.
3. An optical transmission and reception module comprising:
the optical waveguide film according to claim 1;
a light transmitting section having a light emitting element and a first holding member that holds the light emitting element and one end portion of the optical waveguide film, the one end portion of the optical waveguide film being held such that light emitted from the light emitting element enters the optical waveguide film from an incident end surface of the optical waveguide;
a light receiving section having a light receiving element and a second holding member that holds the light receiving section and the other end portion of the optical waveguide film, the other end portion of the optical film being held such that light coming out of an outputting end surface of the optical waveguide is received by the light receiving element; and
wire connecting sections respectively provided at the first holding member and the second holding member and providing electrical connection to the electric wiring layer of the optical waveguide film.
4. An optical transmission and reception module comprising:
an optical waveguide film comprising:
an optical waveguide film main body having an optical waveguide core through which light is propagated, and a cladding portion that encloses the optical waveguide core and has a lower refractive index than that of the optical waveguide core; and
an electric wiring layer formed on at least a part of a principal surface of the optical waveguide film main body;
wherein the principal surface is an outer surface of the optical waveguide film main body;
a light transmitting section having a light emitting element and a first holding member that holds the light emitting element and one end portion of the optical waveguide film, the one end portion of the optical waveguide film being held such that light emitted from the light emitting element enters the optical waveguide film from an incident end surface of the optical waveguide;
a light receiving section having a light receiving element and a second holding member that holds the light receiving section and the other end portion of the optical waveguide film, the other end portion of the optical film being held such that light coming out of an outputting end surface of the optical waveguide is received by the light receiving element; and
wire connecting sections respectively provided at the first holding member and the second holding member and providing electrical connection to the electric wiring layer of the optical waveguide film;
wherein at least the optical waveguide film is coated with a flame retardant resin having flame retardancy of HB or higher according to a UL-94 test, and the optical waveguide film whose surface is coated with a flame retardant resin layer of the flame retardant resin has a minimum bending radius of about 1 mm to about 3 mm.
5. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the optical waveguide film, the light emitting element, the light receiving element and the wire connecting sections is coated with the flame retardant resin.
6. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein at least a region of the optical waveguide film that is in contact with the flame retardant resin layer comprises an acrylic resin or an epoxy resin.
7. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein a content of low-molecular siloxane in the flame retardant resin is about 500 ppm or less.
8. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein the flame retardant resin layer comprises a flame retardant filler.
9. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein a tensile strength of the flame retardant resin is from about 0.5 MPa to about 5 MPa.
10. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein a viscosity of the flame retardant resin is from about 1 Pa\xb7s to about 30 Pa\xb7s.
11. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein a thickness of the flame retardant resin layer is from about 20 \u03bcm to about 100 \u03bcm.
12. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein the flame retardant resin layer is formed by applying the flame retardant resin by using a dispenser and then curing the resin.
13. The optical transmission and reception module according to claim 4, wherein the flame retardant resin layer functions as a protective layer that protects the electric wiring layer of the optical waveguide film.
14. A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide film comprising:
manufacturing an optical waveguide film main body having an optical waveguide core through which light is propagated and a cladding that has a lower refractive index than that of the optical waveguide core and encloses the optical waveguide core; and
forming an electric wiring layer by forming a metal layer on at least a part of a principal surface of the optical waveguide film main body and cutting a part of the metal layer,
wherein the manufacturing of the optical waveguide film main body includes manufacturing an optical waveguide film main body having, at least at one end portion in the longitudinal direction thereof, a slanted surface that forms an optical path diverting portion at which an optical path of light propagated through the optical wavelength core is diverted,
wherein the forming of the electric wiring layer includes forming an electric wiring layer by forming a metal layer on the slanted surface as well as on at least a part of the principal surface of the optical waveguide film main body having the slanted surface, and cutting a part of the metal layer formed on the principal surface, and
wherein the principal surface is an outer surface of the optical waveguide film main body.
15. The method for manufacturing an optical waveguide film according to claim 14, wherein the metal layer is formed by vapor-deposition or sputtering.
16. The method for manufacturing an optical waveguide film according to claim 14, wherein the manufacturing of the optical waveguide film main body includes:
preparing a layered body including at least a first cladding layer and a core layer;
cutting the core layer to form the optical waveguide core through which light is propagated;
forming a second cladding layer so as to enclose the optical waveguide core; and
cutting at least one of longitudinal-direction end portions of the layered body to form a slanted surface that serves as an optical path diverting portion at which an optical path of light propagated through the optical waveguide core is diverted.
17. The method for manufacturing an optical waveguide film according to claim 14, wherein the manufacturing of the optical waveguide film main body includes:
preparing a layered body including at least a first cladding layer, a core layer, and a second cladding layer disposed in this order;
cutting the core layer together with the second cladding layer to form the optical waveguide core through which light is propagated;
forming a third cladding layer so as to enclose the optical waveguide core; and
cutting at least one of longitudinal-direction end portions of the layered body to form a slanted surface that serves as an optical path diverting portion at which an optical path of light propagated through the optical waveguide core is diverted.
18. The optical waveguide film according to claim 1, wherein the electric wiring layer is physically separated from the optical waveguide core.
19. The optical waveguide film according to claim 1, wherein the reflecting layer covers substantially all of the slanted surface.
20. The method for manufacturing an optical waveguide film according to claim 14, wherein the electric wiring layer is formed to be physically separated from the optical waveguide core.
21. The method for manufacturing an optical waveguide film according to claim 14, wherein the metal layer is formed to cover substantially all of the slanted surface.
22. The optical waveguide film according to claim 1, wherein the principal surface is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the optical waveguide film main body.
23. The optical waveguide film according to claim 14, wherein the principal surface is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the optical waveguide film main body.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A segmented frame adapted to receive a storage drive, comprising:
a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive; and
a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over a corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
2. The segmented frame of claim 1, with the plurality of linked frame segments including pairs of spaced-apart bulwarks, with a pair of spaced-apart bulwarks trapping an isolator cup in a corner of the joined frame and thereby holding a mounting wing of the storage drive.
3. The segmented frame of claim 1, with the plurality of isolator cups being formed of an elastomeric material or a viscoelastomeric material.
4. The segmented frame of claim 1, with an isolator cup of the plurality of isolator cups including a plurality of compressible ridges on an external surface or surfaces.
5. The segmented frame of claim 1, with the storage drive being substantially rectangular and with the joined frame comprising four linked frame sections joined to form a substantially rectangular frame corresponding to the storage drive, wherein the joined segmented frame holds the storage drive at the four corners of the storage drive and wherein a sway space exists between the joined segmented frame and the storage drive outside of the corners.
6. The segmented frame of claim 1, with the frame configured to be received in a storage drive bay of a sled frame.
7. The segmented frame of claim 1, with the frame configured to be received in a storage drive bay of a sled frame and with side frame sections of the plurality of linked frame sections including one or more resistance elements that contact a side member of a storage drive bay of the sled frame and counteract a weight of the storage drive when the storage drive and the joined segmented frame are inserted into the storage drive bay.
8. The segmented frame of claim 1, with the segmented frame further comprising:
one or more riser apertures formed in a bottom frame segment; and
one or more corresponding isolator systems installed in the one or more riser apertures and extending outward from the bottom frame segment, with an isolator system comprising:
a riser block configured to be affixed in a riser aperture of the segmented frame, with the riser block including one or more damper receptacles and one or more corresponding central shafts extending up at least partially through the one or more damper receptacles;
one or more elastomeric dampers comprising substantially cylindrical bodies and central bores extending partially through the bodies, with the one or more elastomeric dampers fitting over the one or more shafts and into the damper receptacles, with the one or more elastomeric dampers being formed of an at least partially elastomeric material; and
one or more coil springs located over the one or more elastomeric dampers, wherein the one or more elastomeric dampers and the one or more coil springs compress in response to force.
9. A storage drive system, comprising:
a storage drive comprising a body and a plurality of mounting wings protruding from the body;
a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive; and
a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over the corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
10. The storage drive system of claim 9, with the plurality of linked frame segments including pairs of spaced-apart bulwarks, with a pair of spaced-apart bulwarks trapping an isolator cup in a corner of the joined frame and thereby holding a mounting wing of the storage drive.
11. The storage drive system of claim 9, with the plurality of isolator cups being formed of an elastomeric material or a viscoelastomericmaterial.
12. The storage drive system of claim 9, with an isolator cup of the plurality of isolator cups including a plurality of compressible ridges on an external surface or surfaces.
13. The storage drive system of claim 9, with the storage drive being substantially rectangular and with the joined frame comprising four linked frame sections joined to form a substantially rectangular frame corresponding to the storage drive, wherein the joined segmented frame holds the storage drive at the four corners of the storage drive and wherein a sway space exists between the joined segmented frame and the storage drive outside of the corners.
14. The storage drive system of claim 9, with the frame configured to be received in a storage drive bay of a sled frame.
15. The storage drive system of claim 9, with the frame configured to be received in a storage drive bay of a sled frame and with side frame sections of the plurality of linked frame sections including one or more resistance elements that contact a side member of a storage drive bay of the sled frame and counteract a weight of the storage drive when the storage drive and the joined segmented frame are inserted into the storage drive bay.
16. The storage drive system of claim 9, with the segmented frame further comprising:
one or more riser apertures formed in a bottom frame segment; and
one or more corresponding isolator systems installed in the one or more riser apertures and extending outward from the bottom frame segment, with an isolator system comprising:
a riser block configured to be affixed in a riser aperture of the segmented frame, with the riser block including one or more damper receptacles and one or more corresponding central shafts extending up at least partially through the one or more damper receptacles;
one or more elastomeric dampers comprising substantially cylindrical bodies and central bores extending partially through the bodies, with the one or more elastomeric dampers fitting over the one or more shafts and into the damper receptacles, with the one or more elastomeric dampers being formed of an at least partially elastomeric material; and
one or more coil springs located over the one or more elastomeric dampers, wherein the one or more elastomeric dampers and the one or more coil springs compress in response to force.
17. A storage drive sled, comprising:
a sled frame including a plurality of storage drive bays configured to receive a plurality of joined segmented frames;
a frame cap configured to be affixed to the sled frame and close off the plurality of storage drive bays; and
one or more storage drive systems installed into the plurality of drive bays, with a storage drive system of the one or more storage drive systems comprising:
a storage drive comprising a body and a plurality of mounting wings protruding from the body;
a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive; and
a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over the corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
18. The storage drive sled of claim 17, with the storage drive being substantially rectangular and with the joined frame comprising four linked frame sections joined to form a substantially rectangular frame corresponding to the storage drive, wherein the joined segmented frame holds the storage drive at the four corners of the storage drive and wherein a sway space exists between the joined segmented frame and the storage drive outside of the corners.
19. The storage drive sled of claim 17, with side frame sections of the plurality of linked frame sections including one or more resistance elements that contact a side member of a storage drive bay of the sled frame and counteract a weight of the storage drive when the storage drive and the joined segmented frame are inserted into the storage drive bay.
20. The storage drive sled of claim 17, with the segmented frame further comprising:
one or more riser apertures formed in a bottom frame segment; and
one or more corresponding isolator systems installed in the one or more riser apertures and extending outward from the bottom frame segment, with an isolator system comprising:
a riser block configured to be affixed in a riser aperture of the segmented frame, with the riser block including one or more damper receptacles and one or more corresponding central shafts extending up at least partially through the one or more damper receptacles;
one or more elastomeric dampers comprising substantially cylindrical bodies and central bores extending partially through the bodies, with the one or more elastomeric dampers fitting over the one or more shafts and into the damper receptacles, with the one or more elastomeric dampers being formed of an at least partially elastomeric material; and
one or more coil springs located over the one or more elastomeric dampers, wherein the one or more elastomeric dampers and the one or more coil springs compress in response to force.