Patent ID: 9568692
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An opto-electric (OE) module having a front and back orientation and comprising: a connector having a front end configured for mounting on an edge of a daughter card and for mating with a mating connector on a backplane, and a cavity rearward of said front end adapted to receive at least one first ferrule, an opening above said cavity to provide access for said first ferrule to said cavity, and a first interface on the periphery of said cavity to receive a second interface of a cover; an optical interconnect with first and second ends, said first end being terminated by said first ferrule, said first ferrule being disposed in said cavity in a non-biased state, and said second end being optically coupled to at least one opto-electric device (OED); said cover having said second interface and an interior, said second interface coordinating with said first interface such that said cover covers said cavity, thereby holding said first ferrule in said cavity between said cover and said connector; a circuit board disposed in said interior and having an electrical interface configured to connect to said daughter card; and said OED attached to said circuit board and optically connected to said second end.