Small form factor pluggable optical transceiver having automatic-restoring unlocking mechanism and mechanism for locating optical transceiver components

A modular optical transceiver module, comprising

• a) a housing comprising a first end and a second end;
• b) an electrical interface associated with the first end, said electrical interface being adapted to be locked into a receiving cage;
• c) an optical interface associated with the second end, said optical interface adapted to be connected with one or more optical transceiver components;
• d) an interchangeable locating mechanism that restrains the one or more optical transceiver components, wherein the interchangeable locating mechanism is specifically designed for locking the specific design of the one or more optical transceiver components;
• e) a locking mechanism that can lock the optical transceiver module to a receiving cage;
• and
• f) an automatic-restoring unlocking mechanism comprising a sliding plate, an unlocking lever, and a restoration spring, wherein the automatic restoring unlocking mechanism automatically restores the sliding plate to the normal position after the optical transceiver module is unlocked from the receiving cage.