Transceiver module having variable voltage capability

An optical transceiver module, comprising:

• a housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end;
• a printed circuit board mounted within the housing;
• an electrical pin connector on the printed circuit board at the first end of the transceiver module;
• an optical assembly connected to the printed circuit board at the second end of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the optical assembly including a transmitting optical subassembly and a receiving optical subassembly, the second opening allowing the optical assembly to communicate outside of the housing in order for the optical assembly to be coupled with a duplex fiber optic plug providing for bi-directional data transmission over an optical data link;
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• a voltage converter within the housing having a converter input and a converter output, wherein the voltage converter output outputs a voltage level consistent with a pre-set internal power supply voltage of the optoelectronic transceiver module, the converter input to be connected to an external supply voltage and the voltage converter output is connected to an internal power supply line within the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage received by the voltage converter, if required, is converted to the pre-set internal supply voltage level of the transceiver module and transmitted to the internal power supply line of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the optoelectronic transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.

A transceiver module, comprising:

• a housing having a first end and a second end;
• a printed circuit board mounted within the housing;
• a first electrical connector having electrical contacts on the printed circuit board at the first end of the transceiver module having a first configuration for mating with a host receptacle;
• a second electrical connector on the printed circuit board at the second end of the transceiver module having a second configuration;
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• a voltage converter circuit within the housing having a predetermined internal output voltage consistent with an internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, wherein an external supply voltage varying within a predetermined range received by the voltage converter is converted to the predetermined internal operating voltage of the transceiver module, thereby enabling the transceiver module to operate properly at various external supply voltages.