Patent ID: 6901221

Claim:
A fiber optic module for coupling photons between an optoelectronic device and an optical fiber, the fiber optic module comprising: a base having a slot and a plurality of pin holes, the base to mount the fiber optic module in a system for coupling photons between an optoelectronic device and an optical fiber; a printed circuit board (PCB) inserted into the slot substantially perpendicular to the base, the PCB having a plurality of pins inserted into the plurality of pin holes and an optoelectronic device to communicate with an optical fiber using photons, the optoelectronic device having terminals coupled to the PCB; and an optical block coupled to the optoelectronic device of the PCB to couple photons between the optoelectronic device and an optical fiber, the optical block having a reflective surface to reflect photons between the optoelectronic device and the optical fiber, the optical block coupled to the optoelectronic device such that an angle between the optoelectronic device and a line perpendicular to the reflective surface is not equal to forty five degrees or a multiple thereof.