Patent ID: 6477056
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
Optoelectric mounting and interconnect apparatus comprising:an elongated housing having one end designed to be engaged in receiving equipment and an opposite end; an optoelectric module mounted in the housing and including a ferrule defining an axial opening extending along an optical axis and having first and second ends positioned along the optical axis, a lens assembly engaged in the ferrule along the optical axis, the first end of the ferrule being formed to receive an optical fiber such that an end of the optical fiber is positioned along the optical axis and adjacent the lens assembly and light passing through the optical fiber is acted upon by the lens assembly, and an optoelectric device affixed to the second end of the ferrule so that light traveling along the optical axis appears at the optoelectric device; a printed circuit board attached to the housing and electrically coupled to the optoelectric device in the optoelectric module, the printed circuit board having a plurality of external electrical connections for communicating with external equipment and at least one ground or common potential connection; and a metal can mounted on the opposite end of the housing so as to substantially surround and shield the optoelectric module and the printed circuit board, the metal can defining an opening for receiving external equipment therein in communication with the external electrical connections of the printed circuit board.