Uncooled universal laser module

A housing for an optical assembly, said housing adapted to receive and input to a laser both low-bit rate radio frequency signals, at one gigahertz or below, and high-bit rate radio frequency signals, at up to ten gigahertz, said housing comprising:

• an assembly body having metallized and unmetallized portions;
• and
• a plurality of pins, wherein said pins contact said metallized portions and wherein some of said pins and some of said metallized portions establish a first and a second RF signal path, said first RF signal path adapted to provide driver signals to a laser at one gigahertz or below, said second RF signal path adapted to provide driver signals to a laser at up to ten gigahertz.

A laser module having a body and being adapted for use with a semiconductor laser, comprising:

• a first RF signal path within said body and adapted to provide driver signals to a laser, wherein said first RF signal path is a signal-ground path;
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• a second RF signal path within said body and adapted to provide driver signals to a laser, wherein said second RF signal path is a ground-signal-ground path.