Enhanced optical transceiver arrangement

(54) ENHANCED OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER ARRANGEMENT

(75) Inventors: Benson Chan, Vestal, NY (US); Paul F. Fortier, Richelieu (CA); Francois Guindon, San Diego, CA (US); Glen Walden Johnson, Yorktown Heights, NY (US); Joseph Kuczynski, Rochester, MN (US); Gerald Daniel Malagrino, Jr., Rochester, MN (US); James Robert Moon, Oronoco, MN (US); David Roy Motschman, Rochester, MN (US); John Henry Sherman, Lisle, NY (US)

(73) Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 154 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 09/894,934

(22) Filed: Jun. 28, 2001

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2003/0002824 Al Jan. 2, 2003

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U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/893,812, attorney docket
No. ROC920010118US1, entitled Processing Protective
Plug Insert for Optical Modules, Benson Chan, et al.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/894,714, attorney docket
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pler, Benson Chan, et al.

Primary Examiner—Robert H. Kim

Assistant Examiner—Krystyna Suchecki

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Rabin & Berdo, PC; Robert

H. Berdo, Jr.

(57) ABSTRACT

An optical transceiver arrangement includes a retainer assembly. The retainer assembly includes at least one housing adapted to be coupled to a fiber optic cable, and at least one carrier assembly having a carrier, and a die chip attached to the carrier. The die chip has at least one active region. The optical transceiver arrangement further includes at least one optical coupler disposed within the housing for optically coupling the at least one active region to the fiber optic cable. The optical transceiver arrangement also includes a laminate assembly having the retainer assembly disposed thereon. The die chip is electrically coupled to the laminate assembly.

33 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets

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