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- the present invention is related to optical transceiver modules and their connections. More specifically, the invention is related to optical transceiver modules with multiple channels including a dual row pattern of optical emitters/detectors and separate transmit and detect electronics and connections which are adapted to such multiple channel, optical transceiver modules, as well as currently single channel, optical transceiver modules.
- SFP transceivers are designed to be high bandwidth, small physical size and easily changeable (including being hot-swappable) on the line card of a network device.
- Single-mode parallel solutions are available, but they have typically been very large, expensive and difficult to manufacture. Additionally, they may require permanently attached fiber pigtails due to alignment requirements.
- VCSEL parallel vertical cavity self emitting laser
- FIG. 1A shows an example of a parallel optical transceiver module that is pluggable into a line card
- FIG. 1B illustrate in detail of one end of a parallel optical transceiver module
- FIG. 1C shows the details of a motherboard connector which receives the end of the optical transceiver module of FIG. 1B .
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show conventional ferrule patterns that include transmitting and receiving optical fibers;
- FIG. 2C shows a ferrule pattern of one embodiment of the invention for interfacing with a row of four optical emitters and a row of four optical detectors;
- FIG. 2D shows how the optical fibers from the ferrule pattern in FIG. 2C can be dressed out as one or more fiber pairs.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of the invention including transmit and receive bars and separate electronic boards for transmitting and receiving.
- FIG. 4 shows the dual row orientation taking advantage of an angled surface on the ferrule to reduce optical crosstalk in the transceiver.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example of a cable that can be connected to a parallel optical transceiver of the invention.
- FIG. 6 illustrates another example of a cable that can be utilized with embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional sideview of one end of an optical transceiver module and corresponding motherboard connectors, according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A shows an example of a multiple channel optical transceiver according to one embodiment of the present invention that is pluggable into a line card 1 of a network device, such as a switch, router, crossconnect, and the like.
- the line card 1 includes a motherboard 3 which has electrical components/connections (not shown) and a bezel 5 .
- a connector 7 is mounted on motherboard 3 in order to electrically couple an optical transceiver module 9 to the electrical components on the motherboard 3 .
- One end 12 of the optical transceiver module 9 (shown in greater detail in FIG. 1B ) is pluggable into the connector 7 .
- a cage assembly 11 is mounted on the motherboard 3 to protect and retain the optical transceiver module 9 when it is inserted into the connector 7 . As shown in FIG.
- the connector 7 on the motherboard 1 has two slots 10 for accepting parallel electronic boards 27 that are housed within the optical transceiver module 9 . See FIG. 1B . Rows of pins 8 are associated with the slots 10 to make electrical contact with corresponding pins 6 on the electronic boards 27 of the optical transceiver module 9 .
- the connector 7 can be a single two-row connector or two single-row connectors one above the other.
- FIG. 1B shows the end 12 of the optical transceiver module 9 in greater detail.
- the module 9 has a housing which is enclosed on three sides, a “bottom” 21 , and two sides 23 .
- the end of a “top” 25 is open.
- the bottom 21 of the housing is shown as being on top.
- Two parallel electronic boards 27 are mounted in the housing one above the other and extend laterally coextensively toward the edges of the housing bottom 21 and sides 23 .
- the conducting pins 6 located at the edges of the electronic boards 27 and are connected to leads on the boards 27 .
- An internal configuration of the optical transceiver module 9 is discussed in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 .
- the opposite end 14 of the optical transceiver module 9 can receive a plug 13 .
- the plug can be an MTP or MPO plug.
- the plug 13 includes a ferrule 15 that retains and aligns the multiple optical fibers in a cable.
- the optical transceiver module 9 can include a latch 17 to assist in retaining the plug 13 in the transceiver module 9 when inserted therein.
- Other types of plugs and retention mechanisms can be utilized with other embodiments.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show conventional ferrule patterns that include transmitting and receiving optical fibers.
- a ferrule 101 retains eight optical fibers. Typically, the spacing of the optical fibers in this arrangement is every 125 microns.
- Four of the optical fibers 103 transmit to the optical transceiver module and four of the optical fibers 105 receive optical transmissions from the optical transceiver. In this configuration, optical fibers that are similar are grouped together.
- FIG. 2B shows a different ferrule pattern.
- a ferrule 111 includes four optical fibers 113 that transmit to the optical transceiver module alternating with four optical fibers 115 that receive optical transmissions from the optical transceiver. In this configuration, transmitting and receiving optical fibers are alternated.
- the optical emitters and detectors within the optical transceiver module are aligned with the optical fibers in the ferrule.
- a bar that includes both laser diodes and detectors may need to be manufactured for the ferrule patterns of FIGS. 2A and 2 B.
- a problem results in that laser diodes and detectors are generally incompatible, which makes hybrid bars difficult to manufacture with resulting low yields.
- the spacing between transmitting and receiving optical fibers can be fairly close (e.g., 125 microns), which can increase optical crosstalk.
- FIG. 2C shows a ferrule pattern of one embodiment of the invention for interfacing with a row of four optical emitters and a row of four optical detectors.
- a dual row ferrule 121 retains eight optical fibers.
- a row of four optical fibers 123 that transmit to the optical transceiver module 9 are disposed parallel to a row of four optical fibers 125 that receive optical transmissions from the optical transceiver module 9 .
- a bar of laser diodes can be manufactured and then combined with a bar of laser detectors which is manufactured separately from the laser diode bar. Thus, manufacturing a hybrid bar is not required.
- the additional spacing between the laser diodes and detectors results in reduced optical crosstalk.
- the spacing can be 250 microns between adjacent laser diodes and detectors (i.e., both within a row and row-to-row). Additionally, this configuration creates multiple transmit/receive pairs, which makes transitions to duplex fiber cable much easier.
- FIG. 2D shows how the optical fibers from the ferrule pattern in FIG. 2C can be dressed out as one or more fiber pairs which each form a bidirectional communication channel.
- a pair 141 includes a transmitting optical fiber and a receiving optical fiber.
- Each pair can be a line cord pair (e.g., similar to speaker wire) where a user can separate the individual lines as the desired.
- the optical fibers are dressed out in single lines (e.g., eight single lines). In still other embodiments, mixed pairs and single lines can be present. Thus, the optical fibers can be dressed out in different configurations depending on the application (see also FIG. 6 ).
- FIG. 3 illustrates one arrangement of the optical transceiver module 9 which includes transmit and receive bars and separate electronic boards for transmitting and receiving.
- the motherboard 3 has the connector 7 mounted thereon.
- the boards have edge connectors, pins 6 , that provide the electrical connection to the motherboard 3 via connector 7 when inserted into the twin slots 10 of the connector 7 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates one arrangement of the optical transceiver module 9 which includes transmit and receive bars and separate electronic boards for transmitting and receiving.
- the motherboard 3 has the connector 7 mounted thereon.
- the boards have edge connectors, pins 6 , that provide the electrical connection to the motherboard 3 via connector 7 when inserted into the twin slots 10 of the connector 7 .
- the connector 7 has two slots 10 and associated rows of pins 8 for accepting the parallel electronic boards 27 that are housed within the optical transceiver module 9 (the dashed lines represent the outline of the module 9 so that internal components can be seen).
- One of the electronic boards 27 within the optical transceiver module 9 is a transmitting electronic board 27 T and the other is a receiving electronic board 27 R.
- Each board 27 T and 27 R has the electrical circuitry and components to perform its associated tasks.
- Flexible electrical connections 212 couple the transmitting electronic board 27 T to a transmitting bar 211 , which can have a row of laser diodes or LEDs (see, e.g., FIG. 2C ).
- flexible electrical connections 214 couple the receiving electronic board 27 R to a receiving bar 213 , which can have a row of laser detectors.
- the ferrule 15 (e.g., a MTP ferrule) is a part of the cable plug 13 and retains the receiving optical fibers 123 and transmitting optical fibers 125 so they can optically couple to the receiving bar 213 and transmitting bar 211 respectively.
- Electrical crosstalk within the optical transceiver module 9 is reduced or eliminated because the transmitting and receiving electronics are on separate, parallel boards as shown.
- Conventional optical transceivers modules include an electronic board with both transmitting and receiving circuitry/components, which facilitates electrical crosstalk.
- FIG. 4 shows how the dual row orientation in some embodiments of the present invention can take advantage of an angled surface on the ferrule 15 to reduce optical crosstalk in the optical transceiver module 9 .
- Receiving optical fibers 123 delivers light to the receiving bar 213 .
- light from the transmitting bar 215 is delivered to transmitting optical fibers 125 .
- FIG. 4 shows only a pair of receiving and transmitting optical fibers 123 and 125 are shown.
- the receiving bar 213 and transmitting bar 215 are on a substrate 259 and communicates to the electronic boards 27 R and 27 T through the flexible electrical connections 212 and 214 shown in FIG. 3 .
- the ferrule 15 retains the optical fibers and is angled at the end proximal to receiving and transmitting bars 213 and 215 , respectively.
- the orientation of the receiving and transmitting bars to the angle of the ferrule is designed so that light reflected at the aperture of transmitting optical fiber 125 is directed away from the aperture of receiving optical fiber 123 .
- optical crosstalk can be reduced by the specific orientation of the optical emitters and detectors relative to the angled end on ferrule 15 .
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example of a cable that can be connected to the parallel optical transceiver module 9 of the invention.
- the optical transceiver module 9 includes an adapter 303 at the end 14 for receiving the end of a cable housing 305 .
- the cable housing 305 includes a dense face mountable interconnect 307 for connecting to the adaptor 303 .
- the ferrule 15 retains the optical fibers for optical coupling to optical emitters and detectors in optical transceiver module 9 .
- the cable housing 305 has a 90° bend, which may be desirable for routing the cables.
- Eight cables 123 and 125 are shown extending out of a furcation block 313 . These cables can be dressed out as four independent duplex cables for connection to line cards in other network devices. In other embodiments, there can be fewer or more cables, the cables can be dressed out as pairs or as single cables, or any combination depending on the application.
- FIG. 5B shows the dense face mountable interconnect 307 of cable housing 305 inserted into the optical transceiver module 9 .
- These figures illustrate one way of connecting the optical transceiver module to the optical fibers in the cables, but other techniques may be advantageously utilized with the invention.
- a MTO or MTP plug 13 is utilized that fans out into four duplex cables.
- FIG. 6 illustrates an example of this cable.
- the plug 13 houses the ferrule 15 that retains the optical fibers 123 and 125 .
- the parallel cable of the optical fibers is separated out into individual optical fibers by a furcation block 404 .
- the furcation block 404 can provide buffering and strain-relief in addition to routing the optical fibers into standard “yellow jacket” cabling. Pairs of eight transmitting and receiving optical fibers 123 and 125 are dressed out into four duplex cables 405 as shown. As mentioned previously, the optical fibers may be also dressed out as eight single cables or many other configurations.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of the end 12 of the optical transceiver module 9 and connectors on the motherboard 3 .
- the two electronic boards 27 labeled 27 A and 27 B in this drawing, are staggered laterally.
- the “upper” board 27 B closest to the module housing “bottom” 21 extends close to the edge of the housing bottom 21 and sides 23 , while the “lower” 27 A does not extend as far toward the housing edge.
- Two connectors 7 A and 7 B are mounted on the motherboard 3 to make the connections to the electronic board 27 A and 27 B respectively.
- the first connector 7 A has a slot 10 A at a height h 1 so as to receive the first electronic board 27 A.
- the second connector 7 B which is laterally displaced from the first connector 7 A by a displacement D has a slot 10 B at a height h 2 to receive the second electronic board 27 B.
- the edge of the second electronic board 27 B is closer to the edge of the module housing, of which the “bottom” 21 is shown.
- the electrical and optical connections of the optical transceiver module 9 can remain as described previously; the only differences being the locations of the electronic boards 27 A and 27 B and connectors 7 A and 7 B correspondingly.
- an advantage of the arrangement shown in FIG. 7 is that it can be fully compliant with existing standard SFP connections. That is, the electronic board 27 A is set at the height h 1 so that the electronic board of an optical transceiver module with a standard SFP connection engages the motherboard connector 7 A.
- the vertical solid line marked 30 in FIG. 7 illustrates the edge of an optical transceiver module housing with such a standard SFP connection. In such a connection, the upper electronic board 27 B is nonexistent so that the motherboard connector 7 B is not engaged.
- the connector 7 A can receive a single electronic board of an SFP connection, or the connector 7 A can receive one of two electronic boards staggered in an optical transceiver module, for a multiple channel connection, while the connector 7 B receives the upper electronic board.
- the electrical connections to connectors 7 A and 7 B must be modified. Since the standard SFP connection handles one bidrectional communication channel, i.e., one receiving signal and one transmitting signal, the electronic board 27 A and the corresponding connector 7 A which engages the board 27 A must carry one receiving and one transmitting signal. For the functional capacity of the previously described multichannel optical transceiver module, the “upper” electronic board 27 B and corresponding connector 7 B must handle the other three channels, i.e., three receiving and three transmitting signals. Thus the upper electronic board 27 B has three extra pins for the additional signal paths, as compared to the electronic boards described earlier.
- each board 27 A and 27 B must carry receiving and transmitting signals, the separation of functions for one electronic board for transmitting and the other for receiving cannot be maintained. Nonetheless, the described arrangement permits a standard SFP connection to the motherboard 3 and a multiple connection to the motherboard 3 .
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Optical transceiver modules with multiple channel connection with connectors on a motherboard of a line card for network devices, such as a switch, router, crossconnect and the like, are presented. The modules have staggered electronic boards which can engage the connectors which are laterally displaced on the motherboard. The connectors are also arranged so that one of them can engage an optical transceiver module in an SFP connection so that the motherboard connectors are compatible with multiple channel and single channel (SFP) connections.
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- The present invention is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/847,948, entitled “MULTIPLE CHANNEL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULES”, filed on May 17, 2004, and assigned to the present assignee.
- The present invention is related to optical transceiver modules and their connections. More specifically, the invention is related to optical transceiver modules with multiple channels including a dual row pattern of optical emitters/detectors and separate transmit and detect electronics and connections which are adapted to such multiple channel, optical transceiver modules, as well as currently single channel, optical transceiver modules.
- As fiber optics developed, many new technologies emerged to enhance their use. For example, fairly recently, a specification for a new generation of optical modular transceivers was developed named “small form-factor pluggable” (SFP). SFP transceivers are designed to be high bandwidth, small physical size and easily changeable (including being hot-swappable) on the line card of a network device.
- Unfortunately, integrated circuit (e.g., application specific integrated circuit or ASIC) densities have increased to the point that line cards are now optical port density limited, rather than switch or processor limited. Thus, the electronics on the motherboards of the line card have the capacity to process more optical information than is currently being transmitted and received from the optical ports of the line card. This extra capacity is potential bandwidth that is not being realized. As a result, many line cards that use conventional SFP optics have unused bandwidth.
- There have been many attempts to achieve higher optical port densities. For example, parallel ferrule connectors have been utilized to solve the problem of optical port density on the line card faceplate. However, this typically requires fanout cables that are bulky, expensive and may be unreliable.
- Single-mode parallel solutions are available, but they have typically been very large, expensive and difficult to manufacture. Additionally, they may require permanently attached fiber pigtails due to alignment requirements.
- As a solution to solve the high cost of these early parallel offerings, the parallel vertical cavity self emitting laser (VCSEL) technology was developed. However, VCSEL technology blossomed at shorter wavelengths (e.g., 850 nm) and enabled only very short multi-mode applications. Also, the majority of VCSEL based parallel optics are designed for parallel data transfer, where all channels of data are synchronous or plesiochronous. These products, therefore, typically do not allow multiple channels that are totally independent (e.g., four independent, serial data channels). Lastly, the reliability of this solution is still questionable.
- It would be beneficial to have innovative techniques for providing optical transceiver modules that provides multiple channel optics without the disadvantages normally associated with this capability. Additionally, it would be beneficial if the optical and electrical crosstalk is reduced or eliminated.
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FIG. 1A shows an example of a parallel optical transceiver module that is pluggable into a line card;FIG. 1B illustrate in detail of one end of a parallel optical transceiver module;FIG. 1C shows the details of a motherboard connector which receives the end of the optical transceiver module ofFIG. 1B . -
FIGS. 2A and 2B show conventional ferrule patterns that include transmitting and receiving optical fibers;FIG. 2C shows a ferrule pattern of one embodiment of the invention for interfacing with a row of four optical emitters and a row of four optical detectors;FIG. 2D shows how the optical fibers from the ferrule pattern inFIG. 2C can be dressed out as one or more fiber pairs. -
FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of the invention including transmit and receive bars and separate electronic boards for transmitting and receiving. -
FIG. 4 shows the dual row orientation taking advantage of an angled surface on the ferrule to reduce optical crosstalk in the transceiver. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example of a cable that can be connected to a parallel optical transceiver of the invention. -
FIG. 6 illustrates another example of a cable that can be utilized with embodiments of the invention. -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional sideview of one end of an optical transceiver module and corresponding motherboard connectors, according to another embodiment of the present invention. - In the description that follows, the present invention is described with reference to embodiments that are used in association with multiple channel optical transceivers for use with line cards of network devices. However, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any particular version, protocol, environment, application, or implementation. For example, although the invention is described in reference to specific embodiments, the invention can be advantageously applied to many embodiments. Therefore, the description of the embodiments that follows is for purposes of illustration and not limitation.
- Furthermore, it should be noted the same reference numerals in different drawings for elements which are identical or similar for ease of explanation.
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FIG. 1A shows an example of a multiple channel optical transceiver according to one embodiment of the present invention that is pluggable into a line card 1 of a network device, such as a switch, router, crossconnect, and the like. The line card 1 includes amotherboard 3 which has electrical components/connections (not shown) and a bezel 5. Aconnector 7 is mounted onmotherboard 3 in order to electrically couple anoptical transceiver module 9 to the electrical components on themotherboard 3. Oneend 12 of the optical transceiver module 9 (shown in greater detail inFIG. 1B ) is pluggable into theconnector 7. Acage assembly 11 is mounted on themotherboard 3 to protect and retain theoptical transceiver module 9 when it is inserted into theconnector 7. As shown inFIG. 1C , theconnector 7 on the motherboard 1 has twoslots 10 for accepting parallelelectronic boards 27 that are housed within theoptical transceiver module 9. SeeFIG. 1B . Rows of pins 8 are associated with theslots 10 to make electrical contact withcorresponding pins 6 on theelectronic boards 27 of theoptical transceiver module 9. Theconnector 7 can be a single two-row connector or two single-row connectors one above the other. -
FIG. 1B shows theend 12 of theoptical transceiver module 9 in greater detail. Themodule 9 has a housing which is enclosed on three sides, a “bottom” 21, and twosides 23. The end of a “top” 25 is open. Note that inFIG. 1A , the bottom 21 of the housing is shown as being on top. Two parallelelectronic boards 27 are mounted in the housing one above the other and extend laterally coextensively toward the edges of thehousing bottom 21 and sides 23. The conducting pins 6 located at the edges of theelectronic boards 27 and are connected to leads on theboards 27. An internal configuration of theoptical transceiver module 9 is discussed in more detail with reference toFIG. 3 . - The
opposite end 14 of theoptical transceiver module 9 can receive aplug 13. For example, the plug can be an MTP or MPO plug. Theplug 13 includes aferrule 15 that retains and aligns the multiple optical fibers in a cable. As shown, theoptical transceiver module 9 can include alatch 17 to assist in retaining theplug 13 in thetransceiver module 9 when inserted therein. Other types of plugs and retention mechanisms can be utilized with other embodiments. - The
ferrule 15 retains optical fibers so they can interface with corresponding optical emitters and optical detectors in theoptical transceiver module 9 in a particular manner described below, according to an embodiment of the present invention. On the other hand,FIGS. 2A and 2B show conventional ferrule patterns that include transmitting and receiving optical fibers. InFIG. 2A , aferrule 101 retains eight optical fibers. Typically, the spacing of the optical fibers in this arrangement is every 125 microns. Four of theoptical fibers 103 transmit to the optical transceiver module and four of theoptical fibers 105 receive optical transmissions from the optical transceiver. In this configuration, optical fibers that are similar are grouped together.FIG. 2B shows a different ferrule pattern. Aferrule 111 includes fouroptical fibers 113 that transmit to the optical transceiver module alternating with fouroptical fibers 115 that receive optical transmissions from the optical transceiver. In this configuration, transmitting and receiving optical fibers are alternated. - The optical emitters and detectors within the optical transceiver module are aligned with the optical fibers in the ferrule. For example, a bar that includes both laser diodes and detectors may need to be manufactured for the ferrule patterns of
FIGS. 2A and 2B. A problem results in that laser diodes and detectors are generally incompatible, which makes hybrid bars difficult to manufacture with resulting low yields. Additionally, the spacing between transmitting and receiving optical fibers can be fairly close (e.g., 125 microns), which can increase optical crosstalk. -
FIG. 2C shows a ferrule pattern of one embodiment of the invention for interfacing with a row of four optical emitters and a row of four optical detectors. Adual row ferrule 121 retains eight optical fibers. A row of fouroptical fibers 123 that transmit to theoptical transceiver module 9 are disposed parallel to a row of fouroptical fibers 125 that receive optical transmissions from theoptical transceiver module 9. As indicated by a dashedline 127, a bar of laser diodes can be manufactured and then combined with a bar of laser detectors which is manufactured separately from the laser diode bar. Thus, manufacturing a hybrid bar is not required. - Furthermore, the additional spacing between the laser diodes and detectors results in reduced optical crosstalk. For example, because the fabrication of every other laser diode or
detector 129 can be skipped, the spacing can be 250 microns between adjacent laser diodes and detectors (i.e., both within a row and row-to-row). Additionally, this configuration creates multiple transmit/receive pairs, which makes transitions to duplex fiber cable much easier. - Conventional equipment and settings can be utilized to manufacture these bars. As an example, the equipment for manufacturing bars for the ferrules of
FIGS. 2A and 2B can be utilized to make the separate bars. When done in this manner, the fabrication of every other laser diodes anddetectors 129 as described can be skipped to save costs. Alternatively, laser diodes anddetectors 129 can be manufactured on the bars, but not utilized. -
FIG. 2D shows how the optical fibers from the ferrule pattern inFIG. 2C can be dressed out as one or more fiber pairs which each form a bidirectional communication channel. As shown, apair 141 includes a transmitting optical fiber and a receiving optical fiber. In some embodiments, four pairs are supported. Each pair can be a line cord pair (e.g., similar to speaker wire) where a user can separate the individual lines as the desired. By allowing the transmit and receive optical fibers to go to different locations, daisy-chained connections can be easily supported. Parallel ribbon fiber optic cables require all ports to go to a same port and requires receiving and transmitting optical fibers to go to the same transceiver, which prevents daisy-chaining. Conventional techniques, such as the use of two breakout cables, couplers and cables, also do not provide the flexibility provided by embodiments of the invention. - In other embodiments, the optical fibers are dressed out in single lines (e.g., eight single lines). In still other embodiments, mixed pairs and single lines can be present. Thus, the optical fibers can be dressed out in different configurations depending on the application (see also
FIG. 6 ). - Now the description turns to further specifics of the
optical transceiver module 9 according to the present invention.FIG. 3 illustrates one arrangement of theoptical transceiver module 9 which includes transmit and receive bars and separate electronic boards for transmitting and receiving. As described with respect toFIG. 1 , themotherboard 3 has theconnector 7 mounted thereon. At theend 12 of theoptical transceiver module 9, the boards have edge connectors, pins 6, that provide the electrical connection to themotherboard 3 viaconnector 7 when inserted into thetwin slots 10 of theconnector 7. As shown inFIG. 1C , theconnector 7 has twoslots 10 and associated rows of pins 8 for accepting the parallelelectronic boards 27 that are housed within the optical transceiver module 9 (the dashed lines represent the outline of themodule 9 so that internal components can be seen). One of theelectronic boards 27 within theoptical transceiver module 9 is a transmittingelectronic board 27T and the other is a receivingelectronic board 27R. Eachboard electrical connections 212 couple the transmittingelectronic board 27T to a transmittingbar 211, which can have a row of laser diodes or LEDs (see, e.g.,FIG. 2C ). Similarly, flexibleelectrical connections 214 couple the receivingelectronic board 27R to a receivingbar 213, which can have a row of laser detectors. - The ferrule 15 (e.g., a MTP ferrule) is a part of the
cable plug 13 and retains the receivingoptical fibers 123 and transmittingoptical fibers 125 so they can optically couple to the receivingbar 213 and transmittingbar 211 respectively. Electrical crosstalk within theoptical transceiver module 9 is reduced or eliminated because the transmitting and receiving electronics are on separate, parallel boards as shown. Conventional optical transceivers modules include an electronic board with both transmitting and receiving circuitry/components, which facilitates electrical crosstalk. -
FIG. 4 shows how the dual row orientation in some embodiments of the present invention can take advantage of an angled surface on theferrule 15 to reduce optical crosstalk in theoptical transceiver module 9. Receivingoptical fibers 123 delivers light to the receivingbar 213. Similarly, light from the transmitting bar 215 is delivered to transmittingoptical fibers 125. In the cross-sectional view ofFIG. 4 , only a pair of receiving and transmittingoptical fibers bar 213 and transmitting bar 215 are on asubstrate 259 and communicates to theelectronic boards electrical connections FIG. 3 . - The
ferrule 15 retains the optical fibers and is angled at the end proximal to receiving and transmittingbars 213 and 215, respectively. The orientation of the receiving and transmitting bars to the angle of the ferrule is designed so that light reflected at the aperture of transmittingoptical fiber 125 is directed away from the aperture of receivingoptical fiber 123. Thus, optical crosstalk can be reduced by the specific orientation of the optical emitters and detectors relative to the angled end onferrule 15. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example of a cable that can be connected to the paralleloptical transceiver module 9 of the invention. - With regard to
FIG. 5A , theoptical transceiver module 9 includes anadapter 303 at theend 14 for receiving the end of acable housing 305. Thecable housing 305 includes a dense facemountable interconnect 307 for connecting to theadaptor 303. Theferrule 15 retains the optical fibers for optical coupling to optical emitters and detectors inoptical transceiver module 9. As shown, thecable housing 305 has a 90° bend, which may be desirable for routing the cables. Eightcables furcation block 313. These cables can be dressed out as four independent duplex cables for connection to line cards in other network devices. In other embodiments, there can be fewer or more cables, the cables can be dressed out as pairs or as single cables, or any combination depending on the application. -
FIG. 5B shows the dense facemountable interconnect 307 ofcable housing 305 inserted into theoptical transceiver module 9. These figures illustrate one way of connecting the optical transceiver module to the optical fibers in the cables, but other techniques may be advantageously utilized with the invention. - For example, in one embodiment, a MTO or MTP plug 13 is utilized that fans out into four duplex cables.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of this cable. Theplug 13 houses theferrule 15 that retains theoptical fibers furcation block 404. Thefurcation block 404 can provide buffering and strain-relief in addition to routing the optical fibers into standard “yellow jacket” cabling. Pairs of eight transmitting and receivingoptical fibers duplex cables 405 as shown. As mentioned previously, the optical fibers may be also dressed out as eight single cables or many other configurations. - Still another embodiment of the present invention is found in the connections between the
optical transceiver module 9 and themotherboard 3 of the line card 1.FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of theend 12 of theoptical transceiver module 9 and connectors on themotherboard 3. In this embodiment, the twoelectronic boards 27, labeled 27A and 27B in this drawing, are staggered laterally. The “upper”board 27B closest to the module housing “bottom” 21 extends close to the edge of thehousing bottom 21 andsides 23, while the “lower” 27A does not extend as far toward the housing edge. Twoconnectors motherboard 3 to make the connections to theelectronic board first connector 7A has aslot 10A at a height h1 so as to receive the firstelectronic board 27A. Thesecond connector 7B which is laterally displaced from thefirst connector 7A by a displacement D has aslot 10B at a height h2 to receive the secondelectronic board 27B. The edge of the secondelectronic board 27B is closer to the edge of the module housing, of which the “bottom” 21 is shown. When theoptical transceiver module 9 is fully inserted into the cage 11 (not shown inFIG. 7 , seeFIG. 1 ) and electrical connection is made, the upperelectronic board 27B passes over theconnector 7A and is seated in theslot 10B of theconnector 7B, while the lowerelectronic board 27A is seated in theslot 10A of thesecond connector 7A. - The electrical and optical connections of the
optical transceiver module 9 can remain as described previously; the only differences being the locations of theelectronic boards connectors FIG. 7 is that it can be fully compliant with existing standard SFP connections. That is, theelectronic board 27A is set at the height h1 so that the electronic board of an optical transceiver module with a standard SFP connection engages themotherboard connector 7A. The vertical solid line marked 30 inFIG. 7 illustrates the edge of an optical transceiver module housing with such a standard SFP connection. In such a connection, the upperelectronic board 27B is nonexistent so that themotherboard connector 7B is not engaged. Hence theconnector 7A can receive a single electronic board of an SFP connection, or theconnector 7A can receive one of two electronic boards staggered in an optical transceiver module, for a multiple channel connection, while theconnector 7B receives the upper electronic board. - However, besides the physical compatibility with standard SFP connections, the electrical connections to
connectors electronic board 27A and the correspondingconnector 7A which engages theboard 27A must carry one receiving and one transmitting signal. For the functional capacity of the previously described multichannel optical transceiver module, the “upper”electronic board 27B andcorresponding connector 7B must handle the other three channels, i.e., three receiving and three transmitting signals. Thus the upperelectronic board 27B has three extra pins for the additional signal paths, as compared to the electronic boards described earlier. The electrical connections between the electronic boards and the transmitting and receivingbars FIG. 3 . Since eachboard motherboard 3 and a multiple connection to themotherboard 3. - Therefore, while the description above provides a full and complete disclosure of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, various modifications, alternate constructions, and equivalents will be obvious to those with skill in the art. Thus, the scope of the present invention is limited solely by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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1. An optical transceiver module for removable mounting to a motherboard, said optical transceiver module comprising:
a housing open at an end;
a first electronic board fixed within said housing and having an edge extending toward said open end of said housing;
a second electronic board fixed within said housing parallel to said first electronic board and having an edge extending toward said open end of said housing beyond said edge of first electronic board;
whereby upon mounting to said motherboard, said first and second electronic boards of said optical transceiver module engage first and second horizontally staggered connectors fixed to said motherboard so as to make electrical connection with said first and second connectors respectively.
2. The optical transceiver module of claim 1 wherein said first electronic board carries signals of only one communication channel.
3. The optical transceiver module of claim 2 wherein said first electronic board and said first connector are disposed so as to form an SFP connection therebetween.
4. The optical transceiver module of claim 3 , wherein said second electronic board carries signals of three communication channels.
5. The optical transceiver module of claim 1 wherein said first electronic board and said first connector are disposed so as to form an SFP connection therebetween.
6. The optical transceiver module of claim 5 , wherein said second electronic board carries signals of three communication channels.
7. The optical transceiver module of claim 1 wherein said first electronic board carries signals on a plurality of pins at said first electronic board edge, and said second electronic board carries signals on a plurality of pins at said second electronic board edge, said pluralities of pins of said first and second electronic boards making electrical connections with said first and second connectors respectively when said first and second electronic boards engage said first and second horizontally staggered connectors.
8. The optical transceiver module of claim 1 further comprising a row of a plurality of optical emitters; and a row of a plurality of optical detectors, said row of optical emitters is parallel to said row of optical detectors, both said row of optical emitters and said row of optical detectors both electrically coupled to said first and second electronic boards.
9. The optical transceiver module of claim 8 wherein each optical emitter and detector corresponds to an optical fiber retained in a ferrule of a cable and the orientation of the row of optical emitters and the row of optical detectors is such that light reflected an angled surface of the ferrule at an aperture of an optical fiber corresponding to an optical emitter is directed away from an aperture of an optical fiber corresponding to an optical detector.
10. The optical transceiver module of claim 8 , wherein said row of optical emitters comprises four laser diodes and said row of optical detectors comprises four laser detectors.
11. A motherboard connector assembly for removably receiving and electrically connecting an optical transceiver module, comprising
a first connector mounted to a motherboard; and
a second connector mounted to said motherboard, said second connector horizontally displaced with respect to said first connector so that an optical transceiver module having a housing open at an end, a first electronic board fixed within said housing and having an edge extending toward said open of said housing, and a second electronic board fixed within said housing and having an edge extending toward said open end of said housing beyond said edge of said first electronic board, engages said first and second connectors with said first and second electronic board respectively;
whereby an electrical connection is formed between said motherboard connector assembly and said optical transceiver module.
12. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 11 wherein said first connector carries signals for only one communication channel to and from said first electronic board of said optical transceiver module.
13. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 12 wherein said first connector is disposed so to be able to engage an optical transceiver module to form an SFP connection therewith.
14. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 13 wherein said second connector carries signals for three communication channels.
15. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 11 wherein said first connector is disposed so to be able to engage an optical transceiver module to form an SFP connection therewith.
16. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 15 wherein said second connector carries signals for three communication channels.
17. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 11 wherein said first connector has a first slot for engaging said first electronic board of said optical transceiver module and said second connector has a second slot for engaging said second electronic board of said optical transceiver module.
18. The motherboard connector assembly of claim 11 wherein said motherboard is operative for a line card of a network device, said network device selected from the group comprising a switch, router, and crossconnect.
19. An optical transceiver module for removable mounting to a motherboard, said optical transceiver module comprising:
a housing;
first means fixed within said housing for making an electrical connection to said motherboard, said first means forming an SFP connection to said motherboard; and
second means fixed within said housing for making an electrical connection with said motherboard.
20. A motherboard connector assembly for removably receiving and electrically connecting an optical transceiver module, comprising
a first connector means mounted to a motherboard; and
a second connector means mounted to said motherboard, said second connector means displaced with respect to said first connector so that an optical transceiver module having a housing open at an end, a first electronic board fixed within said housing and having edge extending toward said open of said housing, and a second electronic board fixed within said housing and having an edge extending toward said open end of said housing beyond said edge of said first electronic board, engages said first and second connector means with said first and second electronic boards respectively to form an electrical connection between said motherboard connector assembly and said optical transceiver module, and so that an optical transceiver module having a housing open at an end and only one electronic board fixed within said housing and having an edge extending toward said open end of said housing engages said first connector means to form an SFP connection between said motherboard connector assembly and said optical transceiver module.
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