Method and apparatus for multiboard fiber optic modules and fiber optic module arrays

A fiber optic module for coupling photons between optoelectronic devices and optical fibers, the fiber optic module comprising:

• a base;
• a back plane including a horizontal and vertical array of edge connectors and a host connector to couple to a host system;
• a horizontal and vertical array of vertical printed circuit boards each having an edge connector and an optoelectronic device coupled thereto in parallel to the optical axis of the optoelectronic device, the horizontal and vertical array of vertical printed circuit boards each having its respective edge connector coupled to the respective edge connector of the back plane;
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• a cover coupled to the base to protect the horizontal and vertical array of vertical printed circuit boards.

A fiber optic module for coupling photons between optoelectronic devices and optical fibers, the fiber optic module comprising:

• a base;
• a back plane including a horizontal and vertical array of edge connectors and a host connector to couple to a host system;
• a horizontal and vertical array of horizontal printed circuit boards each having an edge connector and an optoelectronic device coupled thereto in parallel to the optical axis of the optoelectronic device, the horizontal and vertical array of horizontal printed circuit boards each having its respective edge connector coupled to the horizontal and vertical array of edge connectors of the back plane respectively;
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• a housing coupled to the base to protect the horizontal and vertical array of horizontal printed circuit boards.

A fiber optic module for coupling photons between optoelectronic devices and optical fibers, the fiber optic module comprising:

• a base;
• a back plane including a plurality of edge connectors and a host connector to couple to a host system;
• a horizontal and vertical array of printed circuit boards each having an edge connector and an optoelectronic device coupled thereto in parallel to the optical axis of the optoelectronic device, each of the respective edge connectors of the horizontal and vertical array of printed circuit boards having staggered pads to couple to respective edge connectors of the back plane when powered up;
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• a housing coupled to the base to protect the horizontal and vertical array of printed circuit boards.