Abstract: One example of an optical transceiver module includes a receptacle including at least one receptacle bay supporting at least 1-lane for optical transmit and receive signals. The at least one receptacle bay is to connect to any one of a 1-connector bay single-density optical cable and a 1-connector bay double-density optical cable.

Abstract: Examples described herein include optical adapters. In some examples, an optical connector adapter includes a housing with a first end and a second end, a latch assembly inside the housing, and an adapter optical ferrule. The latch assembly may include two latch arms and an engagement feature to mate the adapter to a number of optical transceiver shells. The engagement feature may protrude beyond the second end of the housing. The adapter optical ferrule is attached to the two latch arms.

Abstract: A reconfigurable optical ferrule (ROF) carrier mating system is provided. The ROF carrier mating system comprising a reconfigurable carrier adapter comprising an adapter mid-wall comprising a plurality of ferrule mating sleeves, with a first carrier receptacle on a first side of the adapter mid-wall and a second carrier receptacle on a second side of the adapter mid-wall. Each ROF carrier can take on either a serial orientation or a parallel orientation based on the alignment of a plurality of duplex ferrule connectors disposed within each ROF carrier. The plurality of ferrules of the ROF carriers inserted into the first carrier receptacle are configured to mate with the plurality of ferrules of the ROF carriers inserted into the second ferrule carrier receptacle.

Abstract: An optical conversion module having a printed circuit board having a proximate and a distal end and including an electrical interface at the distal end. The optical conversion module also having a faceplate modularly connected to the proximate end of the printed circuit board, the faceplate having at least one retention device. The optical conversion module further having an optical transceiver disposed on and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, a chip optical connector disposed on and optically connected to the optical transceiver, and a faceplate optical connector modularly disposed through the faceplate and modularly connected to the chip optical connector through an optical fiber jumper.

Abstract: An example computing device includes one or more bays to receive a pluggable module, and a cold plate assembly. The cold plate assembly includes one or more cold plates to engage with the pluggable modules and transfer heat from the modules to liquid coolant. The cold plate assembly also includes a pivoting support that supports the cold plate(s) and pivots relative to the system board, and an engagement mechanism comprising a mechanical linkage with mechanical advantage attached to the pivoting support such that moving a link of the mechanical linkage causes the pivoting support to pivot between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the cold plate contacts is positioned to engaged with the pluggable module, while in the disengaged position the cold plate is disengaged from the pluggable module.

Abstract: An example base management controller interface is provided herein. The base management controller interface includes a power monitoring interface, a temperature interface, and a flow control interface. The power monitoring interface is connected to a management software to distribute and monitor additional power to a host server. The temperature interface to monitor a temperature of the host server. The flow control interface to control a flow rate of liquid in a liquid cooling manifold.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to an electronic device packaged on a wing board. For example, an implementation includes a base board having a planar signal interface to couple parallelly to a signal interface segment of a system board. The example implementation also includes a plurality of wing boards to scale in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the base board. An electronic device is packaged on each of the wing boards. A flexible circuit flexibly links at least one of the wing boards to the base board and has a signal path to communicatively couple the planar signal interface and an electronic device packaged the wing board.

Abstract: Thermal control is provided for external light sources for silicon photonics based pluggable modules. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first circuit board; a light source disposed upon the first circuit board; a silicon photonics modulator; a connector comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein: the first and second portions are physically matable and separable; mating the first and second portions of the connector optically couples the first and second portions, the first portion is disposed upon the first circuit board, and is optically coupled to an output of the light source, and the second portion is optically coupled to an input of the silicon photonics modulator; and a thermal controller to control a temperature of the light source. Some embodiments disable the light source when the connector is separated.

Abstract: An example block assembly for optical signal filtering is provided herein. The block assembly includes a base with at least one aperture to receive a mandrel in a plurality of adjustable positions and orientations relative to an axis of the base. The block assembly also includes a first member and a second member extending from the base.

Abstract: An independently-floated duplex ferrule connector is provided. A duplex ferrule component includes a duplex ferrule flange, having two ferrule sockets disposed on one end. A spring component comprising two ferrule couplers configured to mate with a retention feature of a ferrule. Each ferrule is independently-floated within one of the two ferrule sockets of the duplex ferrule flange such that each ferrule can move in a z-direction independently of the other ferrule.

Abstract: Apparatus including an elongated body to couple with a surface mount connector to reduce or prevent deformation of the surface mount connector during soldering of the surface mount connector to a substrate, the surface mount connector including a connector housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. In one implementation, the elongated body may include: a first body end portion forming a first tab insertable into a first portion of a socket defined by the first housing end portion; and a second body end portion forming a second tab insertable into a second portion of the socket defined by the second housing end portion.

Abstract: Apparatus including an elongated body to couple with a surface mount connector to reduce or prevent deformation of the surface mount connector during soldering of the surface mount connector to a substrate, the surface mount connector including a connector housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. In one implementation, the elongated body may include: a first body end portion forming a first tab insertable into a first portion of a socket defined by the first housing end portion; and a second body end portion forming a second tab insertable into a second portion of the socket defined by the second housing end portion.

Abstract: An electronically-managed optical fiber connection system is provided. A smart ferrule carrier comprises a plurality of ferrule bays configured to accept a tagged optical ferrule assembly. Each tagged optical ferrule assembly comprises an identification (ID) tag storing identification information for the optical ferrule assembly. A smart carrier board comprising a carrier controller is configured to read and/or write information to/from the ID tag of each tagged optical ferrule assembly. A smart carrier adapter is configured to accept a plurality of smart ferrule carriers, the smart carrier adapter including an adapter controller system. The adapter controller system includes an adapter controller configured to communicate with the carrier controller of each installed smart ferrule carrier and a system controller.

Abstract: Examples relate to a modular server architecture that comprises a server chassis, a plurality of independent resource modules releasable attached to the server chassis a memory semantic protocol controller connected to the plurality of independent resource modules. Each one of the resource modules of the plurality of resource modules has a distinct Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The memory semantic media controller is to manage the plurality of independent resource modules.

Abstract: A pluggable module is provided for converting an optical signal to a plurality of electrical signals. The pluggable module may include a printable circuit board (PCB) and an optical connector disposed on a first side of the PCB. The optical connector may route any received optical signal to an optical to electrical transceiver. The optical to electrical transceiver may convert the optical signal to an electrical signal and route the electrical signal to an electrical connector mounted on a second, opposite side of the PCB.

Abstract: A reconfigurable optical ferrule (ROF) carrier mating system is provided. The ROF carrier mating system comprising a reconfigurable carrier adapter comprising an adapter mid-wall comprising a plurality of ferrule mating sleeves, with a first carrier receptacle on a first side of the adapter mid-wall and a second carrier receptacle on a second side of the adapter mid-wall. Each ROF carrier can take on either a serial orientation or a parallel orientation based on the alignment of a plurality of duplex ferrule connectors disposed within each ROF carrier. The plurality of ferrules of the ROF carriers inserted into the first carrier receptacle are configured to mate with the plurality of ferrules of the ROF carriers inserted into the second ferrule carrier receptacle.

Abstract: An independently-floated duplex ferrule connector is provided. A duplex ferrule component includes a duplex ferrule flange, having two ferrule sockets disposed on one end. A spring component comprising two ferrule couplers configured to mate with a retention feature of a ferrule. Each ferrule is independently-floated within one of the two ferrule sockets of the duplex ferrule flange such that each ferrule can move in a z-direction independently of the other ferrule.

Abstract: A reconfigurable optical ferrule (ROF) carrier mating system is provided. The ROF carrier mating system comprising a reconfigurable carrier adapter comprising an adapter mid-wall comprising a plurality of ferrule mating sleeves, with a first carrier receptacle on a first side of the adapter mid-wall and a second carrier receptacle on a second side of the adapter mid-wall. Each ROF carrier can take on either a serial orientation or a parallel orientation based on the alignment of a plurality of duplex ferrule connectors disposed within each ROF carrier. The plurality of ferrules of the ROF carriers inserted into the first carrier receptacle are configured to mate with the plurality of ferrules of the ROF carriers inserted into the second ferrule carrier receptacle.

Abstract: An example base management controller interface is provided herein. The base management controller interface includes a power monitoring interface, a temperature interface, and a flow control interface. The power monitoring interface is connected to a management software to distribute and monitor additional power to a host server. The temperature interface to monitor a temperature of the host server. The flow control interface to control a flow rate of liquid in a liquid cooling manifold.

Abstract: A system may include a component cage to house a heat-generating component, a cold plate assembly, and a mounting mechanism. The cold plate assembly may include a cold plate having a mating surface and a non-mating surface, the mating surface to contact a thermal transfer device of a heat-generating component installed in the component cage. The mounting mechanism movably mounts the cold plate to the component cage with the non-mating surface facing a surface of the component cage located in a first plane. The mounting mechanism allows the cold plate to move from a first orientation to a second orientation as the heat-generating component is being installed in the component cage. In the first orientation, the mating surface is inclined relative to the first plane. In the second orientation, the mating surface is parallel to the first plane when the heat-generating component is installed in the component cage.