Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) with integrated mounting structure to align and couple to transmitter optical assembly (TOSA) modules
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Application No.: US16239197Application Date: 2019-01-03
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Publication No.: US10698168B1Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Kai-Sheng Lin , Yi Wang , Ziliang Cai
- Applicant: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agency: Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC
- Agent Norman S. Kinsella
- Main IPC: G02B6/42
- IPC: G02B6/42 ; H01S5/022

Abstract:
The present disclosure is generally directed to an optical transceiver module that includes a mounting section for aligning and coupling to associated TOSA modules. In particular, an embodiment of the present disclosure includes TOSA and ROSA components disposed on a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA). The PCBA includes a plurality of grooves at a optical coupling end to provide a TOSA mounting section. Each of the grooves provides at least one mating surface to receive and couple to an associated TOSA module. Opposite the optical coupling end, the PCBA includes an electric coupling section for coupling to, for example, a transmit (RX) circuit that provides one or more electrical signals to drive TOSA modules coupled to the TOSA mounting section.
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