Patent ID: 7184669
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G02B,H04B

Abstract:
1. An optical transceiver for use with an optical fiber, the optical fiber having a first end and a second end, a propagation axis extending between the first end and the second end, and an intermediate portion defined between the first and the second end, said optical transceiver comprising: a housing having a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from said base, a first of said sidewalls defining an aperture, said aperture being sized and shaped for receiving the first end and at least a portion of the intermediate portion of the optical fiber; an optical source arranged within said housing such that said optical source is offset with respect to the propagation axis of the optical fiber, said optical source being optically coupled to the optical fiber at the first end; and an optical receiver arranged within said housing such that said optical receiver is offset with respect to the propagation axis of the optical fiber, said optical receiver being optically coupled to the optical fiber at the intermediate portion of the optical fiber.