Patent ID: 6652159
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical arrangement, comprising:a retainer assembly, including: first and second housings, each being adapted to be coupled to a fiber optic cable; and carrier assemblies, each having a carrier, and each being connected to said a respective housing, and each having a die chip attached to a respective carrier, said die chips each having at least one active region; optical couplers disposed in said housings and adapted to be optically coupled to the fiber optic cable; a laminate assembly having said retainer assembly disposed thereon, said die chips being electrically coupled to said laminate assembly; and a heat sink disposed over said laminate assembly and having an extending portion that extends to cover at least a portion of said housings, so that the extending portion is disposed over said optical couplers, said heat sink being connected to said carriers, said heat sink having a downwardly-projecting finger that extends downward from the extending portion and between said first housing and said second housing and engages with said laminate assembly to provide for electromagnetic separation between said housings.