Electro-optic device board

Claim 1

An electro-optic circuit board comprising: a flexible electrical circuit board having a plurality of electrical conductors, the flexible circuit board having a first major surface, and a second opposed major surface and a plurality of sockets extending therethrough from the first major surface to the second major surface; a flexible optical plane attached in parallel juxtaposition to the first surface of the flexible electrical circuit board, the optical plane further including a plurality of optical transmission lines and a plurality of socket extensions extending partially through the optical plane and optically coupled to the optical transmission lines, the plurality of socket extensions being axially aligned, one each, with the plurality of sockets in the electrical circuit board; and a plurality of electro-optic devices each including a plurality of electrical terminals and an optical port, each of the electro-optic devices further including an associated optical pin extending outwardly therefrom and in optical communication with the optical port, the plurality of electro-optic devices being mounted on the second surface of the flexible electrical circuit board with the plurality of electrical terminals coupled to the plurality of electrical conductors and the associated optical pin inserted in a socket and aligned socket extension so that the optical port is in communication with at least one optical transmission line.