OPTICAL MODULE

摘要

An optical module includes a first switch card (10) having a first optical connector, a second switch card (20) disposed on a side of the first switch card and having a second optical connector, a number of line cards (30) disposed on an opposite side of the first switch card, each of the line cards having a third optical connector, and an optical interconnect assembly having a single fourth optical connector (41) mated with the first optical connector, a single fifth optical connector (45) mated with the second optical connector, a number of sixth optical connectors (43) mated with the third optical connectors, respectively, a number of stacked first optical waveguides (44) connected with the single fourth optical connector and each of the sixth optical connectors, and a number of stacked second optical waveguides connected with the single fifth optical connector and each of the sixth optical connectors.

主权项

1. An optical module comprising:
a first switch card comprising a first optical connector; a second switch card disposed on a side of the first switch card and comprising a second optical connector; a plurality of line cards disposed on an opposite side of the first switch card, each of the line cards comprising a third optical connector; and an optical interconnect assembly comprising a single fourth optical connector mated with the first optical connector, a single fifth optical connector mated with the second optical connector, a plurality of sixth optical connectors mated with the third optical connectors, respectively, a plurality of stacked first optical waveguides connected with the single fourth optical connector and each of the sixth optical connectors, and a plurality of stacked second optical waveguides connected with the single fifth optical connector and each of the sixth optical connectors.