Patent ID: 6992895
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: G02B,H01L,H01S

Abstract:
1. An optoelectrical unit for converting information signals between an electrical signal format and an optical signal format, comprising: a circuit board which contains at least two optoelectrical capsules, the at least two capsules being positioned on the circuit board such that their respective footprint towards the circuit board has a smaller area than the area of a largest side of the capsule, and a primary heat sink adapted to receive heat energy being dissipated from at least one of the at least two optoelectrical capsules, wherein each of the at least two capsules contains a particular warmest side radiating more heat energy than any one of the other sides of the respective capsule, and two of the at least two capsules are positioned in relative proximity to each other on the circuit board with their warmest sides substantially perpendicular to each other such that the two capsules form a general L-shape pattern on the circuit board.