Patent ID: 8376634

Claim:
An optical communication apparatus for a wavelength division multiplex communication, comprising: a plurality of optical components including: an optical receptacle configured to couple with an external optical connector; a plurality of optical subassemblies, each processing an optical signal having a specific wavelength different from others; and an optical unit arranged between said optical subassemblies and said optical receptacle, said optical unit processing said optical signals, an electrical component including, a circuit board configured to mount an electronic circuit electrically coupled with said optical subassemblies; a plurality of inner fibers each coupling one of said optical subassemblies with said optical unit; and a housing configured to install said optical components, said electrical component and said inner fibers therein, wherein said housing is divided into two sections, one of which installs only said optical components, and another of which installs only said electrical component, and wherein each of said inner fibers is coupled with one of said subassemblies in a pluggable form.