Optical connector

摘要

An optical connector comprising a connecting structure, an optical receiver located within the connecting structure, an optical transmitter located within the connecting structure, and a heat sink located within the connecting structure. The heat sink is configured to conduct heat away from the optical receiver and the optical transmitter. The optical receiver and the optical transmitter are thermally connected to the heat sink.

主权项

1. An optical connector comprising:
a connecting structure; an optical receiver located within the connecting structure; an optical transmitter located within the connecting structure; and a heat sink located within the connecting structure, wherein the heat sink is configured to conduct heat away from the optical receiver and the optical transmitter and the optical receiver and the optical transmitter are thermally connected to the heat sink, the heat sink comprising a first section and a second section separated from each other, wherein the optical receiver is further located in the first section and the optical transmitter is further located in the second section, wherein the heat sink is movable along a surface of a dielectric structure connected to the heat sink within the connecting structure; a first pin within the connecting structure and inserted into both the first portion of the heat sink and the dielectric structure; and a second pin within the connecting structure and inserted into both the second portion of the heat sink and the dielectric structure.