Patent ID: 7064962

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a transmitter module having a first edge connector, and photoactive transmitting elements, wherein the first edge connector is electrically associated with the photoactive transmitting elements, and the first edge connector defines a first plane; a receiver module having a second edge connector, and photoactive receiving elements, wherein the second edge connector is electrically associated with the photoactive receiving elements, and the second edge connector defines a second plane; a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, and wherein the circuit board defines a third plane, and wherein the first plane is not co-planar with the third plane, and the second plane is not co-planar with the third plane; a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the first surface of the circuit board; an electrical connector electrically connected to the second surface of the circuit board; a first electrical connection jack electrically connected to the first edge connector; a second electrical connection jack electrically connected to the second edge connector; a flex circuit electrically connected to the circuit board, the first electrical connection jack, and the second electrical connection jack; and a housing mechanically securing the transmitter module, the receiver module, the circuit board, the flex circuit, the first electrical connection jack, and the second electrical connection jack.