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Transceiver module having variable voltage capability
Assignee: Stratos International Inc
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Filing: 2001-06-01
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Granted: 2003-08-19
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Expires: 2021-06-01
Abstract
Abstract An optoelectronic transceiver module comprising a housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; an electrical connector on the printed circuit board at the first end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the electrical connector having an insulative mating surface within the first opening and including a first side with electrical contacts in an area oriented substantially parallel to the first side of the insulative mating surface, wherein the electrical contacts slidingly engage a circuit card connector of a host receptacle in order to quickly install and remove the optoelectronic transceiver module from within the circuit card connector; an optical assembly connected to the printed circuit board at the second end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly, the second opening allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link; and a voltage converter circuit within the housing having a predetermined internal output voltage consistent with an internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage varying within a predetermined range received by the voltage converter is converted to the predetermined internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick B. Gilliland
- 👤 Evgueniy D. Anguelov
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:16
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4246
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
An optoelectronic transceiver module, comprising: a housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; an electrical connector on the printed circuit board at the first end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the electrical connector having an insulative mating surface within the first opening and including a first side with electrical contacts in an area oriented substantially parallel to the first side of the insulative mating surface, wherein the electrical contacts slidingly engage a circuit card connector of a host receptacle in order to quickly install and remove the optoelectronic transceiver module from within the circuit card connector; an optical assembly connected to the printed circuit board at the second end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly, the second opening allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link; and a voltage converter circuit within the housing having a predetermined internal output voltage consistent with an internal operating voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage varying within a predetermined range received by the voltage converter is converted to the predetermined internal operating voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, thereby enabling the optoelectronic transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
An optoelectronic transceiver module, comprising: a housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; an electrical connector on the printed circuit board at the first end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the electrical connector having an insulative mating surface within the first opening and including a first side with electrical contacts in an area oriented substantially parallel to the first side of the insulative mating surface, wherein the electrical contacts slidingly engage a circuit card connector of a host receptacle in order to quickly install and remove the optoelectronic transceiver module from within the circuit card connector; an optical assembly connected to the printed circuit board at the second end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly, the second opening allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link; and a voltage converter circuit within the housing having a predetermined internal output voltage consistent with an internal operating voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage varying within a predetermined range received by the voltage converter is converted to the predetermined internal operating voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, thereby enabling the optoelectronic transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the internal operating voltage is approximately 3.3 volts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the internal operating voltage is approximately 5 volts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the external supply voltage varies from 1.5 to 5.5 volts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the external supply voltage varies from 1.5 to 11 volts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic transceiver module is a small form factor (SFF) configuration.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic transceiver module is a 1×9 configuration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 wherein the optoelectronic transceiver module is a small form factor pluggable (SFP) configuration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic transceiver module is a GBIC configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
233 words
An optical transceiver module, comprising: a housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; an electrical pin connector on the printed circuit board at the first end of the transceiver module; an optical assembly connected to the printed circuit board at the second end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly, the second opening allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link; and a voltage converter within the housing having a converter input and a converter output, wherein the voltage converter output outputs a voltage level consistent with a pre-set internal power supply voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the converter input to be connected to an external supply voltage and the voltage converter output is connected to an internal power supply line within the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage received by the voltage converter, if required, is converted to the pre-set internal supply voltage level of the transceiver module and transmitted to the internal power supply line of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the optoelectronic transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
233 words
An optical transceiver module, comprising: a housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; an electrical pin connector on the printed circuit board at the first end of the transceiver module; an optical assembly connected to the printed circuit board at the second end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly, the second opening allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link; and a voltage converter within the housing having a converter input and a converter output, wherein the voltage converter output outputs a voltage level consistent with a pre-set internal power supply voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the converter input to be connected to an external supply voltage and the voltage converter output is connected to an internal power supply line within the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage received by the voltage converter, if required, is converted to the pre-set internal supply voltage level of the transceiver module and transmitted to the internal power supply line of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the optoelectronic transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 10 , wherein the voltage converter includes a step-up voltage converter and a step-down voltage converter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 10 , wherein the voltage converter includes a direct line for passing non-converted voltage levels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 10 , wherein the voltage converter includes a switch and a voltage level sensor for directing output of the step-up converter and the step-down converter via the switch.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The optoelectronic transceiver module of claim 10 , further comprising: a power management and surge control circuit, and the voltage converter is incorporated into the power management and surge control circuit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
137 words
A transceiver module, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; a first electrical connector having electrical contacts on the printed circuit board at the first end of the transceiver module having a first configuration for mating with a host receptacle; a second electrical connector on the printed circuit board at the second end of the transceiver module having a second configuration; and a voltage converter circuit within the housing having a predetermined internal output voltage consistent with an internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage varying within a predetermined range received by the voltage converter is converted to the predetermined internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
137 words
A transceiver module, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a printed circuit board mounted within the housing; a first electrical connector having electrical contacts on the printed circuit board at the first end of the transceiver module having a first configuration for mating with a host receptacle; a second electrical connector on the printed circuit board at the second end of the transceiver module having a second configuration; and a voltage converter circuit within the housing having a predetermined internal output voltage consistent with an internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage varying within a predetermined range received by the voltage converter is converted to the predetermined internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The transceiver module of claim 15 , wherein the voltage converter includes a step-up voltage converter and a step-down voltage converter.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The transceiver module of claim 15 , wherein the voltage converter includes a direct line for passing non-converted voltage levels.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The transceiver module of claim 15 , wherein the voltage converter includes a switch and a voltage level sensor for directing output of the step-up converter and the step-down converter via the switch.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The transceiver module of claim 15 , further comprising: a power management and surge control circuit, and the voltage converter is incorporated into the power management and surge control circuit.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
61 words
The transceiver module of claim 15 , wherein the second electrical connector is an optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link.
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