Patent ID: 6132104
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G02B,H01S

Abstract:
A detachable plug-in pump laser card assembly having an insertion end for placement inside an optical fiber amplifier, comprising:a printed circuit board;a pump laser electrically coupled to said printed circuit board, a first surface of said pump laser being proximate to and substantially parallel to said printed circuit board;a heat sink connected to an opposite second surface of said pump laser;a first half plug-in member of an optical connector for removable engagement with a mating member, said first half plug-in member of said optical connector being secured to said printed circuit board;a first half plug-in member of an electrical connector for removable engagement with a mating member, said first half plug-in member of said electrical connector being secured to said printed circuit board; anda reel having an optical fiber wrapped there around, said reel being disposed between said printed circuit board and said heat sink, said optical fiber having a first end and a second end, said first end of said optical fiber being connected to said pump laser and said second end of said optical fiber being connected to said first half plug-in member of said optical connector.