Patent ID: 6903934
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: G02B,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a transmitter module having a first support frame, a first edge connector, a first heat sink, a first lens array, and twelve photoactive transmitting devices, wherein the first heat sink is mountable to the first support frame, the twelve photoactive transmitting devices are optically aligned with the first lens array, the first edge connector is electrically associated with the twelve photoactive transmitting devices, and the first edge connector defines a first plane; a receiver module having a second support frame, a second edge connector, a second heat sink, a second lens array, and twelve photoactive receiving devices, wherein the second heat sink is mountable to the second support frame, the twelve photoactive receiving devices are optically aligned with the second lens array, the second edge connector is electrically associated with the twelve photoactive receiving devices, and the second edge connector defines a second plane; a circuit board having a first side and a second side, and wherein the circuit board defines a third plane, and wherein the first plane is not co-planar with the third plane, and the second plane is not co-planar with the third plane; a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the first side of the circuit board; a pin-array connector electrically connected to the second side of the circuit board; a flex circuit electrically connected to the circuit board, the first edge connector, and the second edge connector; and a housing mechanically securing the transmitter module, the receiver module, and the circuit board, and wherein the housing includes a third heat sink.