Modular optical device with component insert
First Claim
1. A modular optical device, comprising:
- a first fabricated package including at least one of a light source for generating optical signals and a light detector for detecting received optical signals;
a second fabricated package that defines an opening within which is positioned a plurality of contacts that are exposed when the opening is unoccupied;
a lead frame that mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package and that electrically connects the at least one of the light source and light detector in the first fabricated package to the contacts positioned in the opening of the second fabricated package; and
a component insert positioned within the opening defined by the second fabricated package and electrically coupled to the contacts positioned within the opening such that components of the component insert can electrically communicate with the at least one of the light source and light detector, wherein the modular optical device has first and second associated states defined such that;
in the first state, the first fabricated package is substantially coplanar with the second fabricated package; and
in the second state, the first and second fabricated packages are positioned one on top of the other.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a modular optical device with a component insert for sending and/or receiving optical signals. A first fabricated package includes a light source for generating optical signals and/or a light detector for detecting received optical signals. A second fabricated package includes an opening for accepting circuitry. A lead frame mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package and electrically connects the light source and/or the light detector in the first fabricated package to contacts exposed in the opening of the second fabricated package. A component insert is mechanically coupled to the second fabricated package and electrically coupled to the exposed contacts for electrical interoperation with the light source and/or the light detector to transfer optical signals. The modular optical device can be coupled to a substrate configured to be received within a standard host system slot.
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40 Claims
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1. A modular optical device, comprising:
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a first fabricated package including at least one of a light source for generating optical signals and a light detector for detecting received optical signals; a second fabricated package that defines an opening within which is positioned a plurality of contacts that are exposed when the opening is unoccupied; a lead frame that mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package and that electrically connects the at least one of the light source and light detector in the first fabricated package to the contacts positioned in the opening of the second fabricated package; and a component insert positioned within the opening defined by the second fabricated package and electrically coupled to the contacts positioned within the opening such that components of the component insert can electrically communicate with the at least one of the light source and light detector, wherein the modular optical device has first and second associated states defined such that; in the first state, the first fabricated package is substantially coplanar with the second fabricated package; and in the second state, the first and second fabricated packages are positioned one on top of the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An optoelectronic interface device comprising:
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a host bus adapter having a printed circuit board with at least one connector for electrically interfacing with a host device; and a modular optical device configured to mechanically and electrically interface with the host bus adapter, the modular optical device comprising; a first fabricated package including at least one of a light source and a light detector; a second fabricated package with an opening for accepting circuitry that is to electrically interoperate with the at least one of a light source and light detector, the second fabricated package including a connection portion for electrically coupling the modular optical device to the host bus adapter; a lead frame that mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package and that electrically connects the at least one of a light source and light detector in the first fabricated package to contacts of the lead frame exposed in the opening of the second fabricated package; a component insert mechanically coupled to the second fabricated package and electrically coupled to the exposed contacts such that components in the printed circuit board insert can electrically interoperate with components included in the first fabricated package to transfer optical signals; a lens block mechanically coupled to the first fabricated package, the lens block configured to receive one or more lens pins; and at least one lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block, the at least one lens pin for transferring an optical signal between the at least one of a light source and a light detector and an external component, wherein the modular optical device has first and second associated states defined such that; in the first state, the first fabricated package is substantially coplanar with the second fabricated package; and in the second state, the first and second fabricated packages are positioned one on top of the other. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A modular optical device comprising:
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a first fabricated package including a laser and a photodiode; a second fabricated package with an opening for accepting circuitry that is to electrically interoperate with the laser and the photodiode; a lead frame that mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package and that electrically connects the laser and the photodiode in the first fabricated package to contacts exposed in the opening of the second fabricated package; a printed circuit board insert mechanically coupled to the second fabricated package and electrically coupled to the exposed contacts such that components included in the printed circuit board insert can electrically interoperate with the laser and photodiode; a lens block configured to receive a plurality of lens pins and configured to mechanically couple to a first fabricated package; a first lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block for directing an optical signal from the laser to an external component; and a second lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block for directing an optical signal from an external component to the photodiode, wherein the modular optical device has first and second associated states defined such that; in the first state, the first fabricated package is substantially coplanar with the second fabricated package; and in the second state, the first and second fabricated packages are positioned one on top of the other. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. An optoelectronic interface device comprising:
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a host bus adapter having a printed circuit board with at least one connector for electrically interfacing with a host device; and a modular optical device that mechanically and electrically interfaces with the host bus adapter, the modular optical device comprising; a first fabricated package including an optical transmitter and/or an optical detector; a second fabricated package that defines an opening within which is positioned a plurality of contacts that are exposed when the opening is unoccupied; a lead frame that mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package and that electrically connects the at least one of the light source and light detector in the first fabricated package to the contacts positioned in the opening of the second fabricated package; and a component insert positioned within the opening defined by the second fabricated package and including contacts that are electrically coupled to the contacts positioned within the opening of the second fabricated package such that components of the component insert can electrically communicate with the at least one of the light source and light detector wherein the modular optical device has first and second associated states defined such that; in the first state, the first fabricated package is substantially coplanar with the second fabricated package; and in the second state, the first and second fabricated packages are positioned one on top of the other.
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