Stackable fiber optic transmitter/receiver modules
US10469175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4284
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first transmitter/receiver module having a housing defining a longitudinal axis and with opposed first and second longitudinal sides extending along the longitudinal axis. The housing includes a first interlocking structure disposed along the first longitudinal side and having a first power interface, a second interlocking structure disposed along the second longitudinal side and having a second power interface, and first and second signal connectors positioned at respective first and second ends of the housing. The first transmitter/receiver module is configured to assume a mated condition in stacked coupled relation with one or more additional transmitter/receiver modules through cooperative engagement of at least one of the first and second interlocking structures of the first transmitter/receiver module with corresponding complementary interlocking structure arranged on a longitudinal side of a housing of one of the additional transmitter/receiver modules.
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