Patent ID: 6478625
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A hybrid electrical-optical connector apparatus, comprising:a metallic extruded housing having a plurality of channels formed therein during extrusion and having an insulating coating formed on the inside of the channels; an intermediate printed circuit board having an upper planar surface with a plurality of solder tails formed thereon, and a corresponding plurality of electrical contact pins connected to respective solder tails and spaced apart so as to be capable of mating with said plurality of channels; one or more vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) mounted to the upper planar surface so as to be in electrical communication with corresponding solder tails; one or more optical fibers connected to the intermediate printed circuit board and arranged so that each optical fiber cable is in optical communication with a corresponding one of the one or more VCSELs.