Patent ID: RE41147

Claim:
A fiber optic module for coupling photons between optoelectronic devices and optical fibers, the fiber optic module comprising: a horizontal printed circuit board (PCB) arranged horizontally, the horizontal printed circuit board having an edge connection to plug into and out of an edge connector of a host system; a first vertical printed circuit board (PCB) arranged at a perpendicular angle with the horizontal printed circuit board, the first optoelectronic device having terminals coupled to the first vertical printed circuit board, the first vertical printed circuit board electrically coupled to the horizontal printed circuit board along a right side thereof; a second vertical printed circuit board (PCB) arranged at a perpendicular angle with the horizontal printed circuit board, the second optoelectronic device having terminals coupled to the second vertical printed circuit board, the second vertical printed circuit board electrically coupled to the horizontal printed circuit board along a left side thereof parallel to the first vertical printed circuit board; and a support base to support the horizontal printed circuit board, the first vertical printed circuit board, and the second vertical printed circuit board; wherein the support base includes right and left slots to support the sides of the first and second vertical printed circuit boards, respectively; and wherein the horizontal printed circuit board includes first and second cutouts enabling edges of the first and second vertical printed circuit boards to be received in the right and left slots, respectively.