Optical communications system and method with an optical communication module having an acute angle connection

摘要

The invention relates to an optical communications system, including an optical module, including a module motherboard provided with a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, an optical component on the upper surface of the substrate, the optical component being configured to submit and/or receive optical signals and being connected to electrical conductors extending through the substrate, an optical coupling module having a first light coupling port, a second light coupling port, and at least one light guiding component guiding light signals between the first and second light coupling ports, and a connector receptacle, a longitudinal axis of the connector receptacle being provided parallel or with an acute angle to the plane of the substrate, and a fiber cable connector provided on an end portion of an optical fiber cable and received in the connector receptacle.

主权项

1. An optical communications system, comprising:
an optical module, comprising a module motherboard provided with a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, an optical component disposed on the upper surface of the substrate, the optical component being configured to submit and/or receive optical signals and being connected to electrical conductors extending through the substrate, an optical coupling module having a first light coupling port, a second light coupling port, and at least one light guiding component guiding light signals between the first and second light coupling ports, and a connector receptacle, a longitudinal axis of the connector receptacle being provided with an acute angle to the plane of the substrate, and a fiber cable connector provided on an end portion of an optical fiber cable and received in the connector receptacle, thereby, optically coupling a plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber cable to the first or second light coupling ports.