Patent ID: 6840686
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic module comprising: a first optoelectronic device to couple photons into or receive photons out of a first optical fiber; a first printed circuit board coupled to the first optoelectronic device parallel to an optical axis of the first optoelectronic device, the first printed circuit board having one or more pins; a shielded housing spaced around the first printed circuit board, the shielded housing to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI); and a base coupled to the shielded housing, the base extending along a length of and perpendicular to the first printed circuit board, the base having an opening for the one or more pins of the first printed circuit board to extend through; wherein the fiber optic module mounts to a system printed circuit board such that the first printed circuit board is perpendicular to the system printed circuit board and the optical axis of the first optoelectronic device is parallel to the system printed circuit board.