Patent ID: 6485192
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An opto-electric package suitable for push/pull interconnection with a connector having at least one plug containing a plurality of optical waveguides and a latch, said opto-electric package comprising:a housing having a front and back; a plurality of opto-electric devices mounted in said housing; and a connector portion located at said front of said housing, said connector portion defining a cavity and having at least one shoulder, said connector portion being adapted to mate with said connector such that said cavity receives said plug and said shoulder interengages with said latch to define a mated condition between said connector portion and said connector, when said connector and said connector portion are in said mated condition, said optical waveguides are optically coupled with said opto-electric devices such that optical signals are transmittable therebetween.