Optical module
US9866328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4284
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical module includes an optical fiber connector, a transmitter optical component, a receiver optical component and a printed circuit board arranged within an optical module housing; the transmitter optical component and the receiver optical component are optically coupled to the optical fiber connector, and electrically connected to the printed circuit board which is arranged horizontally within the optical module housing. The transmitter optical component and the receiver optical component are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board. Stacking the transmitter optical component and the receiver optical component makes use of the width of the optical module by improving design flexibility of the optical path and the electric circuit, reducing or even substantially eliminating crosstalk between the high-speed devices and high-speed signals, and improving the heat dissipation effect of the optical module.
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