Patent ID: 7367720

Claim:
An optical transceiver matable with an optical connector having an optical fiber attachable thereto, said optical transceiver comprising: a receptacle body having two cavities, each with an associated opening in a rear wall thereof, each cavity being arranged for receiving an optical connector; a pair of optical subassemblies each having a sleeve and a package that installs a semiconductor optical device, each optical subassembly being optically coupleable with an optical fiber attached to an optical connector received in one of the cavities by inserting its sleeve into the corresponding opening of the receptacle body and mating with an optical connector in the one cavity; a holder put between the receptacle body and the optical subassembly for securing the receptacle body, the holder providing a pair of arms and a bridge connecting the arms to form an U-shape, each arm providing an outer rib in a tip thereof, the bridge providing a pair of openings that align with the openings of the receptacle body, one of the openings of the bridge having an extended circular shape and the other of openings of the bridge having a circular shape, the sleeve of each optical subassembly being inserted into one opening in the rear wall of the receptacle body through its aligned opening in the bridge such that each subassembly and the receptacle body sandwich the holder; and a housing that installs the receptacle body, the optical subassembly and the holder therein, the housing providing a primary surface for installation of the optical subassemblies thereon and a pair of side walls accepting the receptacle body and the holder therebetween, each side wall providing a groove in an inner surface thereof, wherein the holder, the receptacle body, and the optical subassemblies are slidable vertically with respect to the primary surface of the housing by sliding the outer rib within the groove of the side wall of the housings, and wherein the receptacle body is rotatable around the optical subassembly sleeve inserted into the opening of the holder with the circular shape such that each package of each optical subassembly contacts the primary surface to conduct heat generated by the optical subassembly to the housing.