Patent ID: 7245835

Claim:
An optical transceiver module, comprising: an optical transmitter assembly; an optical receiver assembly; and a printed circuit board having disposed thereon: a controller capable of producing control signals; a post amplifier that includes at least one control device capable of modifying an operating parameter in response to a control signal; a laser driver that includes at least one control device capable of modifying an operating parameter in response to a control signal; at least one feedback device disposed in at least one of the post-amplifier and the laser driver, the feedback device capable of producing feedback signals; a digital signal interface component configured to allow digital transmission of the control signals and the feedback signals between the controller and at least one of the post amplifier and the laser driver; and a programmable device configured to intercept and perform specified operations on the control signals and the feedback signals that are transmitted via the digital serial interface between the controller and at least one of the post amplifier and the laser driver.