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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1992
Kazuhiro Shimada, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An optical signal receiver module having: a light receiver unit adapted to be mounted in a receptacle, the receptacle coupling the end portion of an optical fiber, the light receiver unit having a light receiver element for converting light from the optical fiber into an electric signal, the light being incident to one side face of the light receiver unit in the axial direction of the light receiver unit, the light receiver unit having an output terminal extending out of the light receiver unit in the axial direction on the other side face, and the output terminal outputting the electric signal from the light receiver element; and an amplifier unit having an amplifier element for amplifying the electric signal outputted from the light receiver element, the amplifier element being fixedly mounted on an amplifier substrate, the output terminal being adapted to be inserted into a hole formed in the amplifier substrate to mechanically fix the light receiver unit and the amplifier unit, and the output terminal being adapted to be electrically connected to the amplifier element.