Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention illustrate lead frame connectors for connecting optical sub-assemblies to printed circuit boards in optical transceiver modules. The lead frame connectors include a stamped and bent conductive lead structure that is encased in a plurality of insert injection molded plastic casings. The plastic casings provide electrical insulation for the conductors in the lead frame as well as mechanical support for the finished component. The lead frame connectors connect to the leads associated with the optical sub-assemblies and are surface mounted onto the printed circuit board to establish connectivity between the optical sub-assembly and the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
An optical transceiver includes a transceiver housing configured to receive an optical sub-assembly insert. The optical sub-assembly insert includes duplex cavities configured to hold a transmit optical sub-assembly front end and a receive optical sub-assembly front end in a fixed spatial orientation for a given optical connector interface. The optical sub-assembly insert is configurable to fit inside a transceiver housing with a relatively wide range of X and Y dimensional tolerance. In one implementation, the X-Y position of the optical sub-assembly insert is dictated by the position of the transmit optical-sub assembly front end after its corresponding back end has been mounted to a heat dissipation element. Any gaps that form between the optical sub-assembly insert and the inside surface of the transceiver housing as a result of the transmit optical sub-assembly position can be accommodated with filler material.
Abstract:
This disclosure concerns EMI control in electronics systems. In one example, an electromagnetic radiation containment system is provided for use in connection with functional modules and an associated card cage disposed in the chassis of an electronic equipment enclosure. The electromagnetic radiation containment system includes conductive elements uniformly distributed about the perimeter of a functional module configured to be received within the card cage, and further includes grounding elements in electrical communication with the chassis so that when the functional module is positioned within a slot of the card cage, at least some of the conductive elements are in electrical communication with the grounding elements. Electrical communication between the conductive elements and circuitry of the functional module facilitates EMI control in the electronic equipment enclosure.
Abstract:
Presented is a detachable module connector comprising a main body with a first section, a second section, and a first opening extending through the first section and the second section, wherein the inner dimensions of the opening in the first section are different from the inner dimensions of the opening in the second section and the opening in the first section is sized to fit around a printed circuit board. The detachable connector is used to couple an electronic module that includes a printed circuit board to a host device. Also presented is a method of building a module using this detachable connector. The detachable connector simplifies the module manufacturing process because the module does not involve the costly hand-soldering and pcb-turning steps of the conventional methods.
Abstract:
Methods for assembly of optical transceivers. In one example, the method is performed in connection with an optical transceiver that includes a transmitter optical subassembly and a receiver optical subassembly, as well as structure that defines a pair of ports with which the transmitter optical subassembly and receiver optical subassembly, respectively, are to be aligned. This example of the method involves positioning the transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly in a desired position relative to each other. The transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly are then fixed in the desired position. Next, the transmitter optical subassembly is aligned with one of the ports, and the receiver optical subassembly is aligned with the other port. The alignment of both the transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly with their respective ports is performed in a single operation.
Abstract:
An optoelectronic package is attached to a printed circuit board, in which optoelectronic package has a shaped lead configuration. The lead configuration enables the shaped leads to electrically connect with through-hole vias defined in a printed circuit board while minimizing space requirements and providing stress relief for the leads. In one embodiment, an optical subassembly is disclosed, comprising a header containing optoelectronic components, and a plurality of conductive leads that are in operable communication with the optoelectronic components. Each lead includes a straight portion extending from a surface of the header, an end portion oriented so as to be received by a through-hole via defined in a printed circuit board, and a shaped portion interposed between the straight and end portions and having at least one bend defined in a first plane. The optical subassembly further includes a clip assembly having a plurality of cavities that each receive a corresponding one of the leads.
Abstract:
An optical subassembly is used in connection with an optoelectronic package with a shaped lead configuration. The lead configuration enables the shaped leads to electrically connect with through-hole vias defined in a printed circuit board while minimizing space requirements and providing stress relief for the leads. In one embodiment, an optical subassembly is disclosed, comprising a header containing optoelectronic components, and a plurality of conductive leads that are in operable communication with the optoelectronic components. Each lead includes a straight portion extending from a surface of the header, an end portion oriented so as to be received by a through-hole via defined in a printed circuit board, and a shaped portion interposed between the straight and end portions and having at least one bend defined in a first plane. The optical subassembly further includes a clip assembly having a plurality of cavities that each receive a corresponding one of the leads.
Abstract:
An optical transceiver module having a plurality of optical subassemblies and a printed circuit board is disclosed. The transceiver module includes lead frame connectors for connecting the optical subassemblies to the printed circuit board. The lead frame connectors include a stamped and bent conductive lead structure that is encased in an insert injection molded plastic casing. The plastic casing provides electrical insulation for the conductors in the lead frame as well as mechanical support for the finished component. The lead frame connectors connect to the leads associated with the optical subassemblies and are surface mounted onto the printed circuit board to establish connectivity between the optical subassembly and the printed circuit board. The lead frame assemblies are generally more reliable and less expensive than using flexible printed circuit board structures to establish electrical connectivity between optical subassemblies and transceiver printed circuit boards.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention illustrate lead frame connectors for connecting optical sub-assemblies to printed circuit boards in optical transceiver modules. The lead frame connectors include one or more stamped and bent conductors that are encased in a plurality of casings. The casings provide electrical insulation for the conductors in the lead frame connector as well as mechanical support for the finished component. The casing is also configured to extend between a top portion and a base portion of the transceiver module to direct forces applied to the transceiver module away from the optical sub-assembly and the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
Methods of manufacturing optical transceiver modules using lead frame connectors that connect optical sub-assemblies to printed circuit boards are disclosed. The lead frame connector includes an electrically insulating case having a first part separated from a second part and a plurality of conductors that are electrically isolated one from another by the electrically insulating case. Each of the plurality of conductors can form an electrical contact restrained in a fixed position with respect to the first part and a contact point extending from the second part. The electrical contact is aligned with and soldered to the leads that protrude from the back end of an optical sub-assembly. The contact points can then be connected to electrical pads on a PCB.