Patent ID: 7274851
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic module assembly, including: a mounting bracket adapted to secure a fiber optic module to a bulkhead panel with a front and a back and an aperture there through from the front to the back, the fiber optic module being secured in relation to the aperture; a fiber optic connector adapted to removably receive a fiber optic cable at the front of the bulkhead panel when the fiber optic module is secured to the bulkhead panel, the fiber optic cable connecting the fiber optic module to a first external circuit; an electrical cable connection adapted to receive an electrical cable at the back of the bulkhead panel when the fiber optic module is secured to the bulkhead panel, the electrical cable connecting the fiber optic module to a second external circuit; an optoelectronic component in operative communication with the fiber optic connector and the electrical cable connection; a heat transfer component in thermal communication with the optoelectronic component to facilitate cooling of the optoelectronic component during operation of the fiber optic module; and wherein the heat transfer component is also in thermal communication with the mounting bracket to form a thermal path from the optoelectronic component to the mounting bracket to facilitate cooling of the optoelectronic component during operation of the fiber optic module.