Patent ID: 7215889
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: G02B,H05K

Abstract:
1. An optical device comprising: a housing; at least one optical subassembly substantially disposed within the housing and defining a longitudinal axis, the at least one optical subassembly including a plurality of electrical connections; an optoelectronic component mounted within the optical subassembly and in communication with at least one of the electrical connections of the at least one optical subassembly; a substrate substantially disposed within the housing and residing in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defined by the at least one optical subassembly, the substrate including electronic circuitry, and the substrate including a plurality of electrical connections, each of which is configured to interface with a corresponding electrical connection of the at least one optical subassembly, each of the at least one optical subassembly being both electrically and mechanically coupled to the substrate by the plurality of electrical connections of the at least one optical subassembly; and a connector disposed on one end of the substrate and mounted on a surface of the substrate within the plane that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.