Patent ID: 8292519

Claim:
An optical module comprising: a first connector unit comprising a Multi-Fiber Push-On (MPO) connector having a front face with a recess for receiving a ferrule containing a multi-channel optical fiber; a radiation member provided along a rear face of the first connector unit for supporting the first connector unit and radiating heat; a second connector unit forming a vertical stack with the first connector unit for electrically connecting the first connector unit to a PCB and the second connector unit having a front face that is in substantial alignment with the front face of the first connector unit; and a fastening member provided on surfaces of the first connector unit and radiation member, the surfaces facing each other, for fastening the first connector unit and the radiation member to each other, wherein an uppermost surface of the second connector unit is positioned beneath a lowermost surface of the first connector unit; and wherein the radiation member having a mounting recess extends vertically to correspond substantially to a length of the vertically stacked first connector unit and second connector unit along the rear face of the first connector unit and a rear face of the second connector unit, and wherein the mounting recess is formed by indenting a portion of the front surface of the radiation member according to a size of the second connector unit mounted beneath the first connector unit.