Abstract: In an optical/electrical composite connector including a male connector and a female connector, the male connector includes a ferrule provided at an end portion of an optical fiber on a side of the male connector which is connected to the female connector, and an electrode terminal. The female connector includes a core to transmit an optical signal, a cladding to cover the core, an electric wiring provided on an outer wall surface of the cladding, a sleeve in which the ferrule is fitted, the sleeve provided at an end portion of the cladding on a side of the female connector which is connected to the male connector, and a lens provided in the sleeve. When the ferrule and the sleeve are fitted together, the electrode terminal and the electric wiring are electrically connected and the optical fiber and the core are optically connected through the lens.

Abstract: Since the lens (10) includes the alignment portions (14), the lens (10) is positioned with high precision with respect to the second mold (61) during molding of the holder member (40), and the holder member (40) and the lens (10) are positioned with each other with high precision. Further, since the positioning of the lens (10) with respect to the second mold (61) may be performed using the alignment portions (14) provided outside the second optical surface (13e), influence of the heat and pressure produced by the second mold (61) and the resin during molding of the holder member (40) on the second optical surface (13e) of the lens (10) may be reduced. Therefore, occurrence of degradation, such as distortion, in the second optical surface (13e) of the lens (10) during molding of the holder member (40) may be prevented.

Abstract: A photoelectric coupling module includes a holding module and a lens module. The holding module includes a base defining a receiving recess and a cover having a protruding portion. The protruding portion is received in the receiving recess, and the protruding portion and the receiving recess cooperatively define a receiving room for holding optical fibers. The lens module is coupled to the holding module, and includes a reflective surface, a plurality of first lenses, and a plurality of second lenses. Optical axes of the first lenses cross optical axes of the second lenses on the reflective surface. The optical fibers are coupled to the second lenses.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a circuit board, light-emitting modules, light-receiving modules, an optical coupling module, and a protecting member. The light-emitting modules and the light-receiving modules are mounted on the circuit board. The optical coupling module is mounted on the circuit board, and includes first and second optical surfaces, a reflection surface, first converging lenses formed on the first optical surface and corresponding to the light-emitting modules and the light-receiving modules, and second converging lenses formed on the second optical surface and corresponding to the first converging lenses. The protecting member is mounted on the circuit board to shield the optical coupling module, the light-emitting modules, and the light-receiving modules, and only exposes the second converging lenses.

Abstract: An optical coupling system having an optical coupler and a light-transmissive external medium, the optical coupler comprising a light guide which extends parallel to a main plane of the optical coupler, a mirror surface which is inclined relative to the main plane by an angle of inclination and an outer surface of the coupler which abuts on the medium, the waveguide.

Abstract: An improved high power spatial filter, system and method. In the system, an optical fiber is disposed inside a ferrule channel structure, and the channel structure is aligned with a focusing lens system. The end of the fiber is at a distance D from the channel opening that faces the focusing lens system, and D is determined by the system's numeric aperture factor and the cladding thickness of the optical fiber.

Abstract: An optical fiber connector includes a body, a photoelectric conversion module received in the body, a receiving member, and two L-shaped optical fibers. The photoelectric conversion module includes a base, a light emitting unit, and a light receiving unit. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are mounted on the base. The receiving member is disposed over the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit and defines two L-shaped receiving holes. The optical fibers are received in the respective receiving holes. One end of one of the two optical fibers is optically aligned and coupled with the light emitting unit. One end of the other optical fiber is optically aligned and coupled with the light receiving unit.

Abstract: A connection port provides electrical and/or optical interface capability. The combined electrical and optical interface port may include an optical communication light engine within the connection port itself. The connection port includes a connector housing, an electrical interface assembly, and an optical interface assembly incorporated together. One implementation of the optical communication light engine includes a laser diode to generate optical signals, a photo diode to receive optical signals, and an optical integrated circuit (IC) to control optical interface.

Abstract: An optical-electric converting module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and an optical-electric coupling element. The PCB includes a supporting surface, laser diodes and photo diodes. The laser diodes and the photo diodes are positioned on the supporting surface. The optical-electric coupling element includes a lower surface. The lower surface defines a cavity. A bottom portion of the first cavity forms light-receiving coupling lenses and light-emitting coupling lenses. The optical-electric coupling element is positioned on the supporting surface, with each light-receiving coupling lens being aligned with a laser diode, and each light-emitting coupling lens being aligned with a photo diode. A distance between the light-receiving coupling lenses and the laser diodes is equal to a distance between the light-emitting coupling lenses and the photo diodes in a direction perpendicular to the support surface.

Abstract: An optical module which includes a housing having a placing portion and an optical input-output portion facing an optical input-output surface of a ferrule; a first fixing portion for fixing the ferrule to the housing in the direction of the Z-axis perpendicular to the placing portion; and a second fixing portion for fixing the ferrule to the housing in the direction of the Y-axis perpendicular to the optical input-output surface, wherein the second fixing portion can change states from the first state to the second state; the first fixing portion fixes the ferrule in the direction of the Z-axis, and does not fix the ferrule in the Z-axis direction when the first fixing portion is at a second position; and the first fixing portion moves from the second position to the first position when the second fixing portion changes its state to a specific state.

Abstract: A method of forming a fiber optic device includes securing one or more optical fibers to a support. The support is coupled to a base that includes one or more optoelectronic devices. After one or more of the fibers are secured to the support, and the support is secured to the base, one or more of the fibers are cleaved. A portion of the one or more optical fibers that is in contact with the support may be bent. This method, and fiber optic devices made using this method are more easily aligned and may be produced at lower costs than existing manufacturing processes.

Abstract: A surface (3a?) having light of a light emitting element (10) inputted thereto and monitor light outputted therefrom is formed as a part of an optical plate (3), and an output surface (12) having coupling light outputted therefrom is formed as a part of an optical block (4), thereby simply and highly accurately forming the optical surfaces (3a?, 12). Then, the optical plate (3) and the optical block (4) are simply and highly accurately combined by being fitted together by means of fitting sections (21, 25).

Abstract: Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips with backside vertical optical coupler and packaging into an optical transmitter/receiver. A grating-based backside vertical optical coupler functions to couple light to/from a plane in the PIC chip defined by thin film layers through a bulk thickness of the PIC chip substrate to emit/collect via a backside surface of the PIC chip where it is to be coupled by an off-chip component, such as an optical fiber. Embodiments of a grating-based backside vertical optical coupler include a grating coupler with a grating formed in a topside surface of the thin film A reflector is disposed over the grating coupler to reflect light emitted from the grating coupler through the substrate to emit from the backside of the PIC chip or to reflect light collected from the backside of the PIC chip through the substrate and to the grating coupler.

Abstract: An optical connector includes: a holding member that holds an optical transmission line; a lens member that has a lens; a concavo-convex structure provided between the holding member and the lens member; and a moving member that moves the concavo-convex structure between a first state where a protrusion and a recess of the concavo-convex structure are engaged with each other and a second state where a gap is formed between the protrusion and the recess.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons and embedded optical waveguides (132a-d), and optical interconnects useful for connecting multiple optical waveguides such as in optical fiber ribbon cables and printed circuit boards having optoelectronic capabilities. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact, and reliable optical waveguide connector (100) that incorporates microlenses and re-directing elements (136a-d) which combine the features of optical waveguide alignment, along with redirecting and shaping of the optical beam.

Abstract: A satellite test signal reflection apparatus for testing transmitters sending out optical signals, the apparatus includes a plate that is at least partially permeable to optical signals. The plate has a base with a first surface with a residual reflective coating and a second surface. The residual reflective coating is configured to split an optical beam, which penetrates the plate in a first direction from the first surface to the second surface, into a reflective optical beam and a transmitted optical beam.

Abstract: An optical communication module includes a substrate, a lens carrier, and a ferrule. The substrate includes at least two transmitter/receiver chips. The transmitter/receiver chips include plural optoelectronic units with respective alignment marks. The lens carrier includes a frame and a lens array. The lens array includes plural lens units corresponding to respective optoelectronic units of the transmitter/receiver chips of the substrate. The ferrule is coupled with the lens carrier. The alignment marks of the plural optoelectronic units are passively aligned with corresponding lens units, so that the lens carrier and the substrate are precisely aligned with each other and combined together. After the lens carrier and the substrate are combined together, the ferrule and the lens carrier are combined together, so that a precise optical communication path is constructed.

Abstract: A system includes an optical transmitter package comprising an optical transmitter to generate optical transmission signals based on electrical transmission signals. The system also includes an optical receiver package comprising an optical receiver to generate electrical reception signals based on optical reception signals. The system further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the optical transmitter package and the optical receiver package are mounted. The PCB includes a heat generating circuit component. The optical transmitter package can be mounted to the PCB to subjected to less heat from the heat generating circuit component than the optical receiver package.

Abstract: A photoelectric converter includes a circuit board, a laser diode, a plurality of optical sensors mounted on the circuit board, a transmission body, and a first lens set, a second lens set, and a plurality of optical fibers mounted on the transmission body. The transmission body defines a reflection groove and a plurality of optical signal splitting holes. A first sidewall of the reflection groove is inclined relative to the transmission direction of the optical signals. A bottom surface of each optical signal splitting hole is inclined relative to the first sidewall and to the second surface. The optical signals transmitted by the first lens set are reflected by the first sidewall. Most of the reflected optical signals are transmitted to the optical fibers via the second lens set, and a small remaining portion of optical signals are reflected by the bottom surface to the optical sensors.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an optical receptacle includes a first lens face that is disposed on a first surface 2a on a photoelectric conversion device 3 side in an optical receptacle main body so that a portion of light of the light of a light-emitting element 7 is incident thereon, a first reflective surface 14 that is disposed on a second surface 2b on the side opposite to the first surface 2a and reflects the light that has been incident on the first lens face 11, and a second reflective surface 16 that is disposed on the first surface 2a continuously with the first lens face 11 so that a remaining portion of light of the light of the light-emitting element 7 is incident thereon and reflects the incident remaining portion of light towards a light-receiving element 8 as monitor light are included.

Abstract: Provided herein is a system that includes a communication link between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The communication link includes a first flat connector disposed in the first electronic device and a second flat connector disposed in the second electronic device. Each of the flat connectors includes a lens coupled to a fiber optic cable. Data is transferred through the communication link from the first flat connector to the second flat connector over an air gap between the first flat connector and the second flat connector.

Abstract: A unitary fiber optic ferrule reflects light off an interior lens and through the fiber optic ferrule. Optical fibers can be easily secured in the unitary fiber optic ferrule. An adapter to secure the unitary fiber optic ferrule to a optical component assembly is also presented. The adapter provides a sealing function for the lenses and to provide routing for optical fibers from other assemblies of unitary fiber optic ferrules and adapters.

Abstract: Disclosed are optical connectors having lenses along with methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the optical connector includes a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides, and a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body. The fiber body attaches to the connector body and may align a plurality of optical fibers to the lenses at the front portion of the connector body. One embodiment has the fiber body configured as a crimp body with a barrel at a rear portion for attaching a fiber optic cable.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a housing, a photoelectric conversion circuit board on which a photoelectric conversion element is mounted, and a resin member made of a light transmissive synthetic resin and arranged on a plate surface of the photoelectric conversion circuit board so as to cover the photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion circuit board is housed in the housing. The resin member includes a sleeve to which a ferrule attached to an end of an optical fiber is fitted. The sleeve of the resin member is arranged such that an axial direction thereof is substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the photoelectric circuit board. The resin member integrally includes a lens on an axial line of the sleeve such that the lens faces the photoelectric conversion element.

Abstract: An optical-electrical converting module includes a housing and a PCB with electrical terminals, optical-electrical converting components, and a reflector. The housing includes a first end surface and an opposite second end surface, and defines a receiving space including a first opening defined in the first end surface and a second opening defined in the second end surface. The PCB is received in the receiving space, the PCB includes a first end adjacent to the first opening and a second end adjacent to the second opening. The electrical terminals are arranged on the second end and are electrically connected with the optical-electrical converting components. The reflector is mounted on the first end, and includes a first optical surface facing the first opening, a second optical surface facing the optical-electrical converting components, and a reflective surface titled relative to the first optical surface and the second optical surface.

Abstract: An optical receptacle has a configuration wherein light of a light-emitting element is separated into a coupling light and a monitor light by a coupling lens face portion and a monitor lens face portion of a first lens face. The coupling light is reflected by a first reflective surface and then emitted towards an optical transmission body from a coupling light emission surface. The monitor light is reflected by a second reflective surface and then emitted towards a light-receiving surface from a monitor light emission surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are optical plug connectors and methods for making the same. The disclosure is directed to optical connectors. In one embodiment, the optical connector includes an optical body having at least one optical channel with an optical interface at a first side. The at least one optical channel having a total internal reflection (TIR) surface with a lens at the second side for turning the optical signal, and at least one fiber lead-in aligned to the TIR surface. The TIR surface may be angled in one or more directions from a longitudinal axis to allow a small form-factor for the optical body. In one embodiment, the optical body has a plurality of optical channels each having a discrete TIR surface. The optical connections disclosed herein may optionally also include an electrical connection if desired.

Abstract: An optical module with some OSAs and a fiber unit is disclosed. The fiber unit includes a stub and a flange. A portion of the stub extrudes from the flange; while, the housing of the module that assembles the OSAs includes a pocket with a diameter substantially equal to or slightly greater than a diameter of the stub. Setting the portion of the stub into the pocket, the fiber unit may be automatically aligned with the OSAs through the housing.

Abstract: A photoelectric converter for optical signals includes a laser diode for emitting the optical signals, an optical transmission module for transmitting the optical signals, and a photo diode for converting the optical signals to electrical signals. The optical transmission module includes lenses oriented at ninety degrees from each other, with total internal reflection between the lenses, and optical fibers coupled with the lenses. The photoelectric converter has a high coupling precision between the lenses and the optical fibers, and the loss of optical signals is minimized.

Abstract: A total internal reflection sub-assembly includes a body defining at least a portion of an optical path, a lens supported by the body and positioned in the optical path, and an optical turning member supported by the body and configured to change the direction of the optical path. The total internal reflection sub-assembly also includes a carrier having a first surface coupled to the body and a second surface opposite the first surface. An active device is supported on the first surface of the carrier, which is coupled to the body on opposite sides of the active device. The body and carrier are shaped so that a space is maintained between the active device and an underside surface of the body. The lens is positioned on the underside surface and aligned with the active device.

Abstract: Connector systems that carry electrical signals and optical signals in a single connector are provided. A male electro-optical connector can have an electrical insert portion that fits into a receptacle of a female electro-optical connector to provide a structural connection. The optical interface can be advantageously near a front of the connectors for easy maintenance. Optical connectors with a relatively large diameter for the optical interface are also provided. Optical connectors can include a collector for receiving optical signals at a large opening and providing signals to a photodiode at a small opening of the collector. Such optical connectors with a large diameter for an optical interface can advantageously provide reduced alignment tolerances. Adapters, cable adapters, docking stations, and other apparatus can also be provided.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a substrate, a photoelectric element, and a base. The substrate includes a bearing surface. The photoelectric element includes a base, at least one light emitter, and at least one light receiver. The base is positioned on the bearing surface and includes an installing surface substantially perpendicular to the bearing surface. The light emitters and the light receivers are positioned on the installing surface. The optical element includes at least two first lenses and at least two second lenses aligned with the first lenses. The light emitters and the light receivers are aligned with the first lenses.

Abstract: A device-to-device optical connector assembly is configured to provide an optical signal as an expanded beam to an expanded beam plug cable. The connector assembly includes an active receptacle having a lead-in portion that receives a light beam from an opto-electronic device, a lead-out portion and a turn portion that turns the light beam and delivers a collimated light beam to the lead-out portion. A waveguide rod is optically coupled to the lead-out portion of the active receptacle that receives the collimated light beam and carries the collimated light beam from the active receptacle to the expanded beam plug cable. In one embodiment, the waveguide rod has a step index core waveguide profile with its fundamental mode generally matching the coupling optics of a complementary cable assembly or the like within a predetermined value.

Abstract: Lens assemblies including a substrate and a plurality of mechanically isolated lenses coupled to the substrate are disclosed. The substrate may have a low coefficient of thermal expansion. Optical connectors including the lens assemblies described herein, as well as methods of fabricating a lens assembly, are also disclosed. In one embodiment, a lens assembly includes a substrate having a first surface, and a lens layer including a plurality of lenses. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate is different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the plurality of lenses. The lens layer is coupled to the first surface of the substrate, and each lens of the plurality of lenses is mechanically isolated from adjacent lenses of the plurality of lenses by gap regions within the lens layer.

Abstract: A fiber optic transceiver that is compatible with packaging into standard semiconductor packages and for SMT packaging, using materials and fabrication procedures that withstand solder assembly processes. The SMT package can have electrical contacts on the exterior of the package for creating electrical conduits to a substrate, such as a PCB, interposer, or circuit card within a larger assembly. The fiber optic transceiver can be of a non-SMT package configuration, being formed with electrical connection technology that allows direct connection to a substrate with electrical wiring, such as a PCB, interposer, or circuit card within a larger assembly. The fiber optic transceiver may have solderballs, metal posts or other electrical conduit technology that allows direct electrical connection to the substrate.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a substrate and a lens element. The lens element includes a first bottom surface contacting with the substrate, and the lens element defines a groove in the bottom surface.

Abstract: An optical fiber connector for positioning a number of optical fibers is provided. The optical fiber connector includes an assembling portion and a number of guiding blocks protruding from the assembling portion. The assembling portion defines a number of positioning holes corresponding to the optical fibers in position. The guiding blocks and the positioning holes are alternatively arranged on the assembling portion. Each guiding block includes a wedge portion at an end away from the assembling portion for guiding a corresponding one of the optical fibers into a corresponding one of the positioning holes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high speed flex circuit electronic interface in combination with a sealed optical connectorization approach for optical coupling. In a preferred embodiment, at a front end of the connector a wedge seal ring or “press ring” is pressed into the end of a slide tube, both of which are, in a preferred embodiment, made of metal such as stainless steel. The wedge end shape of the press ring in this preferred embodiment allows it to be easily pushed into the inside diameter of the slide tube, expanding the slide tube to create a radial surface seal maintained by the hoop stress developed in the slide tube initiated by the press ring, thereby creating a hermetic seal on a cylindrical portion of the flange assembly connector. A flex-circuit sealed back-end of the connector uses, in a preferred embodiment, polymer to polymer or polymer to metal bonding to create a hermetic seal on the back end.

Abstract: Stub lens assemblies for use in optical coherence tomography. The stub lens assembly has an optical fiber having an end, and an optical fiber ferrule that supports the optical fiber. The stub lens assembly also has a sleeve having a central channel with first and second ends, with the optical fiber ferrule supported within the central channel at the first end. The stub lens assembly further includes a stub lens element having a stub section with a proximal end that resides adjacent the optical fiber end within the central channel of the sleeve. The stub section is formed integral with a lens, which has a lens surface. The sleeve supports the optical fiber end and the proximal end of the stub section in a cooperative optical relationship.

Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, with a mounting cavity recessed downwardly from the top surface of the tongue portion; an optical module (5) accommodated in the mounting cavity and capable of moving therein along a front-to-back direction; and at least two magnetic elements (91, 92) disposed along the front-to-back direction and arranged in same polarities facing to each other, one of the magnetic elements (92) mounted to the optical module, and the other of the magnetic elements (91) assembled to the insulative housing.

Abstract: An opto-electronic device includes an optical engine module and an electrical socket. The optical engine module includes an optical engine, an optical transmission interface for coupling with an optical device and an electrical transmission interface, the electrical transmission interface having electrical pads. The electrical socket includes a plurality of BGA terminals, each terminal having a module-connecting end and a board-connecting end. The electrical transmission interface is removeably assembled in the electrical socket and the electrical pads contact the module-connecting ends of the electrical socket.

Abstract: A light emitting device package including light emitting devices, and optical lenses respectively disposed over the light emitting devices. Further, a respective optical lens includes an extending member extending from a body of the respective optical lens, and including a first portion laterally extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the respective light emitting device, and a second portion extending towards the substrate in a second direction substantially parallel with the central axis of the respective light emitting device. A vertical cross section of the second portion is substantially symmetrical with respect to an axis that is spaced apart in the first direction from and substantially parallel with the central axis of the respective light emitting device.

Abstract: An optical coupling device includes an optical coupling member, an optical-electrical converting module, and at least two optical fibers. The optical coupling member has a first under positioning portion. The optical-electrical converting module has a substrate, a base, an optical signal transmitter, and an optical signal receiver. The base is made of an insulating material and is provided on the substrate. The base has a receiving portion and a second under positioning portion to engage the first under positioning portion. The optical signal transmitter and the optical signal receiver are receiving in the receiving portion and face the first lens portion when the second under positioning portion engages the first under positioning portion. The optical fibers are beside the optical coupling member and face the second lens portion.

Abstract: An optical receptacle includes an optical fiber attaching section, a photoelectric conversion device, and a lens, the lens includes a first face that faces an end portion of an optical fiber and is composed of a concave face that recesses towards a light-receiving element side, and a second face that faces the light-receiving element and is composed of a convex face that projects towards the light-receiving element side, and as a result of the combination of the concave face and the convex face, is formed such that outgoing light from the optical fiber that is attached at an angle to an optical axis of the lens is collected in an appropriate area of the light-emitting element.

Abstract: An optical coupling component includes a main body, first and second converging lenses, and positioning rods. The main body includes a first optical surface and a second optical surface substantially parallel to the first optical surface, and defines positioning holes adjacent to the second optical surface. The first converging lenses are formed on the first optical surface. The second converging lenses are formed on the second optical surface and correspond to the first converging lenses one-to-one. The positioning rods are made of metal and are received in the positioning holes by interference fit. The positioning rods include connecting ends extending out of the positioning holes.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB and an optical-electric coupling element. The first PCB includes a supporting surface. The second PCB includes a first surface. The second PCB is positioned on the supporting surface and electrically connected to the first PCB, with the first surface being perpendicular to the supporting surface. The second PCB further includes at least one laser diode and at least one photo diode. The at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode are positioned on the first surface. The optical-electric coupling element is positioned on the first surface and receives the at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode. The optical-electric coupling element includes at least two coupling lenses. Each of the at least two coupling lenses aligns with a laser diode or a photo diode.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical sub-assembly (OSA) comprising: a base; at least one photoelectric component; and a housing. The base includes an alignment part including an upper surface and a side surface; the side surface includes a first surface and a second surface; and the first and second surfaces have different curvatures and/or constitute a discontinuous surface. Said photoelectric component is set upon the upper surface for optically connecting to a fiber. Said housing includes a window and an interior surface in which the window is for inserting the fiber, and the interior surface is for defining an accommodation room and includes a third surface and a fourth surface. The accommodation room is capable of containing at least some of the alignment part; meanwhile, the third surface closely meets the first surface and the fourth surface closely meets the second surface.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical subassembly includes a housing, a ball lens, a constraining insert, and a ball lens constraint. The housing includes a fiber receptacle formed in a first end of the housing and a second receptacle formed in a second end of the housing opposite the first end. The fiber receptacle and second receptacle define a cavity through the housing from the first end to the second end of the housing. The ball lens and the constraining insert are disposed within the cavity. The ball lens constraint is configured to cooperate with the constraining insert to constrain the ball lens in three dimensions within the cavity.

Abstract: In an exemplary configuration, a lens array and a light module using the same include a first lens surface 11 and a second lens surface 12 formed into surface shapes such that by expanding the luminous flux diameter of light as the light travels from the first lens surface 11 toward the second lens surface 12, a light spot on the second lens surface 12 is larger in diameter than a light spot on the first lens surface 11, whereby the effects on optical performance by foreign objects and scratches on the lens surface can be mitigated, the criteria for the outward appearance of the lens surface can therefore be mitigated and the yield rate improved, and costs can be reduced.

Abstract: A communication device includes a mechanical shell, which is configured to be inserted into a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) receptacle and contains a notch configured to hold a ferrule for mating with a connector of a passive optical cable. The mechanical shell includes molded upper and lower covers, which are joined together along an assembly line. A pair of elastic clips are molded integrally with at least one of the upper and lower covers and are configured to receive and hold the connector when mated with the ferrule. Circuitry within the shell includes electrical terminals configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the receptacle.