Patent ID: 7137744

Claim:
An optical transceiver for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber comprising: a housing including a fiber optic connector adapted for coupling with an external optical fiber for transmitting and/or receiving an optical communications signal; a rigid printed circuit board in the housing including an electrical connector for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device and for transmitting and/or receiving an information-containing electrical communications signal, and a first interface connector for receiving or transferring the electrical signal; a flexible printed circuit board in the housing and coupled to the rigid printed circuit board, including a second interface connector for mating with the first interface connector and transmitting or receiving the electrical signal to or from the rigid printed circuit board, and an electro-optical subassembly for converting between an electrical signal and a modulated optical signal corresponding to the electrical signal and adapted for coupling to the fiber optic connector; an interposer sandwiched between the first interface connector and second interface connector; and first and second mechanical supports disposed on opposite sides of the sandwich, the sandwich of the first interface connector, the interposer and second interface connector being clamped together by the first and second mechanical supports to form a connection between a set of traces of the rigid printed circuit board and respective traces of the flexible board.