Patent ID: 7178991

Claim:
An optical transceiver module that communicates with an external communication device by receiving and/or transmitting an optical signal, the module comprising: a base; an optical wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer, mounted inside the base for integration or division of the optical signal; a plurality of optical transmitters and optical receivers, connecting to the multiplexer /demultiplexer to transmit and receive the optical signal; a plurality of circuit boards, connected to the plurality of optical transmitters and optical receivers and each of the plurality of circuit boards having a plurality of pins for electrically communicating with the external communication device; and a guiding plate mounted on the base, said guiding plate having a plurality of guiding holes with said guiding holes corresponding to and aligned with said plurality of pins, said guiding holes receiving said pins so as to properly align said pins for connection with said external communication device, whereby said pins extend through the guiding plate, but are free from the guiding plate.