Electrical to optical converter module with dedicated high speed substrate

An electrical to optical converter module comprising:

• one or more fiber pigtailed or fiber connectorized electrical to optical converters;
• a module high speed substrate comprising one or more materials with characteristics enabling the module high speed substrate to carry electrical signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s;
• and a DC socket layer;
• wherein the module high speed substrate is configured to deliver to the electrical to optical converters, for conversion to optical signals, electrical signals received from an output end of a copper cable via an electrical socket connected to the module high speed substrate, an input end of the copper cable being connected to a CPC socket mounted on a source high speed substrate separate and distinct from the module high speed substrate;
• wherein the module high speed substrate and the electrical socket are configured to incur signal losses no greater than 0.5 dB/inch while carrying signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s.

An electrical to optical converter module comprising:

• one or more fiber pigtailed or fiber connectorized electrical to optical converters;
• and a module high speed substrate comprising one or more materials with characteristics enabling the module high speed substrate to carry electrical signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s;
• wherein the module high speed substrate is configured to connect to the one or more fiber pigtailed or fiber connectorized electrical to optical converters;
• an electrical socket configured to carry signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s;
• and a dongle comprising circuitry configured to provide DC power, ground and control signals to the substrate to the substrate;
• wherein the module high speed substrate and the electrical socket are configured to incur signal losses no greater than 0.5 dB/inch while carrying signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s.