Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Manabu Ishikawa

Tetsuya Haruna

Toshio Mizue

Hidemi Sone

An optical module that implements with a tri-plexer assembly is disclosed. The tri-plexer module comprises a bi-directional module for transmitting digital input and output signals and an analogue optical assembly for receiving analog optical signals. The bi-directional module installs both a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device in a signal package. The analogue optical assembly is assembled such that the optical axis thereof makes a substantially right angle with the optical axis of the bi-directional module. The signal ground of the module is common to the analogue module and to a section for receiving the digital data; while, the chassis ground or the frame ground in the module is isolated from the signal ground.

Optical module implemented with tri-plexer optical subassembly

The present invention provides an optical transceiver with an optical subassembly optically coupling with an optical connector via a receptacle member, in which the optical subassembly is positioned to the housing of the transceiver without causing any mechanical stress. The optical subassembly is fixed to the receptacle member by inserting a sleeve thereof into an opening of the receptacle member. The receptacle member is assembled with the housing via the holder by adjusting the positional relation between the holder and the housing. Therefore, even when the subassembly is fixed to the receptacle member via the sleeve thereof, the subassembly can fit to the housing without causing any mechanical stress because the holder is interposed therebetween, which secures the heat dissipating path from the optical subassembly to the housing.

Optical transceiver with optical subassemblies optionally fixed to housing

The present invention provides an optical transceiver with a structure that is able to cope with both the heat-dissipation and the optical coupling of the sub-assembly with a butterfly package. The optical transceiver includes a frame, a receptacle member, a transmitter optical sub-assembly, a receiver optical sub-assembly, a substrate and a cover. At least one of sub-assemblies provides, what is called, a butterfly package assembled with the receptacle member. The assembly of the receptacle member with the sub-assembly is fixed to the frame with an elastomer put between the receptacle member and the frame. The sub-assembly is assembled with the receptacle member as satisfying the optical alignment, while, the assembly of the receptacle member and the sub-assembly is fixed to the frame in a unit. Accordingly, the optical alignment and the fixing to the frame are consistently satisfied.

Optical transceiver consistently satisfying optical alignment and heat-dissipation

The present invention provides an optical transceiver that has an optical semiconductor device coupled to an optical fiber via an optical connector attached to an end of the optical fiber. The optical transceiver comprises at least one optical subassembly including the optical semiconductor device, an optical receptacle, a substrate, a frame and a cover. The optical semiconductor device optically couples to the optical fiber by mating the optical connector with the optical receptacle. The frame installs the optical subassembly, the optical receptacle, and the frame. According to the present invention, the optical receptacle is optionally positioned to the frame, so mechanical stress induced therebetween may be relaxed.

Optical transceiver having an optical receptacle optionally fixed to a frame

The present invention provides an optical module having a pluggable configuration, which enables to latch with the cage when the optical connector is mated with the receptacle. The optical module of the present invention is secured in the cage by latching the latch of the cage and the projection of the module. The actuator of the module, having a slab protruding into the optical receptacle, is able to slide along the direction the module is inserted into the cage. When the optical connector is in the optical receptacle, the slab of the actuator butts the optical connector and is prohibited to slide, accordingly, the optical module can not released from the cage.

Optical module having a simple mechanism for releasing from a cage

The present invention provides an optical transceiver that reduces the EMI noise leaked from a portion between the receptacle body and the optical subassembly. The transceiver of the invention comprises the optical subassembly, the substrate, and the upper and lower housings. The subassembly built with the receptacle body is assembled with the housing as movable in vertical position. The assembly between the subassembly and the receptacle body is carried out by inserting the sleeve of the subassembly into the opening of the receptacle body. The cross section of the opening has an extended circular shape combined with a pair of flat portion in both sides thereof and a pair of arched portion connecting the flat portions. The interval between the flat portions is smaller than the diameter of the sleeve, while the diameter of the arched portion is greater than that of the sleeve. Since the sleeve is inserted into the opening as expanding the flat portions, not only no gap may be formed therebetween to prevent the EMI noise from leaking out but also the receptacle body may securely hold the subassembly.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Manabu Ishikawa