Patent ID: 7275937

Claim:
An optoelectronic module comprising: a housing: a flexible circuit comprising a foldable material, the flexible circuit mounted inside the housing, the foldable material having a first surface and a second surface and one or more electrical pathways; at least one electrical component disposed on at least one of said first surface and said second surface of the foldable material, each said at least one electrical component being electrically connected to at least one of said one or more electrical pathways; at least one of a laser and a photodiode disposed on one of said first surface and said second surface, said at least one of said laser and said photodiode being electrically connected to at least one of said one or more electrical pathways; and a plurality of electrical contacts, at least some of which are disposed proximate an edge of at least one of said first surface and said second surface, the plurality of electrical contacts being configured and arranged to comprise at least a portion of an edge-card connector when the flexible circuit is folded in a predetermined configuration, the edge-card connector providing an interface from the flexible circuit to a device external to the housing.