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Small form factor transceiver with externally modulated laser

US6996304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2005
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/02415
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure is concerned with transceiver modules. In one example, a transceiver module includes a receiver optical subassembly, as well as a transmitter optical subassembly having a header assembly and an externally modulated laser (EML). The header assembly includes a base with first and second sides, as well as a platform attached to the base and having an inside portion near the first side of the base and an outside portion near the second side of the base. The platform of the header assembly further includes a conductive pathway extending through part of the platform. The EML is supported by the platform and electrically communicates with the conductive pathway of the platform. The EML can be passively or actively cooled.

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