Flexible substrate for routing fibers in an optical transceiver
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Abstract
An optical transceiver for converting and coupling an infornation-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber including a housing, an electro-optical subassembly in the housing for converting between an information-containing electrical signal and a modulated optical signal corresponding to the electrical signal from which at least two optical fibers extends; and a flexible substrate for securing each of the optical fibers to prevent tangling in the housing interior and to enable said fibers to bend from a first orientation to a second orientation. An optical fiber receptacle or connector is provided on the housing to couple to an external optical fiber.
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36. An optical transceiver for converting between an information-containing electrical signal and a modulated optical signal comprising:
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a housing;
a first fiber optic connector on the housing for transmitting an optical communications signal to an external optical fiber, including a first optical fiber extending inside the housing;
a second fiber optic connector on the housing for receiving an optical communication signal from an external optical fiber, including a second optical fiber extending inside the housing; and
a flexible substrate for securing said first and second optical fibers to enable said fibers to bend from a first direction to a second opposite direction inside said housing and interface with an electro-optical component inside said housing - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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