Patent ID: 8469609

Claim:
An optical transceiver, comprising: a metal cover having a longitudinal direction and an inner surface, the longitudinal direction being along a direction connecting an optical receptacle and an electrical plug, the inner surface extending along the longitudinal direction; an optical subassembly including a package having a heat radiating surface extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the cover; and a heat conductor made of metal, the heat conductor including a contact plate, a transfer plate, and a support plate, the contact plate being in thermal contact with the heat radiating surface of the optical subassembly, the transfer plate being in thermal contact with the inner surface of the metal cover, the support plate being supported by the optical subassembly, the support plate and the contact plate of the heat conductor putting the package of the optical subassembly therebetween, wherein the heat conductor forms a heat transferring path from the optical subassembly to the metal cover.