Modular optical device package compatible with multiple fiber connectors

An optoelectronic interface device, comprising:

• a host bus adapter having a printed circuit board with at least one connector for electrically interfacing with a host device;
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• a modular optical device configured to mechanically and electrically interface with the host bus adapter, the modular optical device comprising:
• a lens block configured such that one or more lens pins can mechanically couple to the lens block and such that the lens block can mechanically couple to a fabricated package;
• a fabricated package mechanically coupled to the lens block, the fabricated package including at least one of a light source and a light detector, the fabricated package including a connection portion for electrically coupling the fabricated package to the host bus adapter;
• at least one lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block, the at least one lens pin having a fiber stop configured to accept a fiber end prepared for use with a first type of fiber connector, the at least one lens pin for transferring an optical signal between the at least one of a light source and a light detector and an external component;
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• at least one fiber stop disk in mechanical contact with a corresponding at least one lens pin and covering at least one corresponding fiber stop, the at least one fiber stop disk altering the configuration of the at least one lens pin such that the at least one lens pin can compatibly accept a fiber end prepared for use with a second different type of fiber connector not withstanding that the fiber stop is otherwise configured to receive a fiber end prepared for use with the first type of fiber connector.

A modular optical device, comprising:

• a lens block configured such that a plurality of lens pins can mechanically couple to the lens block and such that the lens block can mechanically couple to a fabricated package;
• a fabricated package mechanically coupled to the lens block, the fabricated package including a laser and a photodiode, the fabricated package including a connector for electrically and mechanically coupling the fabricated package to a substrate such that the modular optical transceiver can interface with circuitry on the substrate;
• a first lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block for directing an optical signal from the laser to an external component, the first lens pin having a first fiber stop configured to accept a fiber end prepared for use with a first type of fiber connector;
• a second lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block for directing an optical signal from an external component to the photodiode, the second lens pin having a second fiber stop configured to accept a fiber end prepared for use with the first type of fiber connector;
• a first fiber stop disk in mechanical contact with the first lens pin and covering the first fiber stop, the first fiber stop disk altering the configuration of the first lens pin such that the first lens pin can compatibly accept a fiber prepared for use with a second different type of fiber connector not withstanding that the first fiber stop is otherwise configured to accept a fiber end prepared for use with the first type of fiber connector;
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• a second fiber stop disk in mechanical contact with the second lens pin and covering the second fiber stop, the second fiber stop disk altering the configuration of the second lens pin such that the second lens pin can compatibly accept a fiber prepared for use with the second different type of fiber connector not withstanding that the second fiber stop is otherwise configured to accept a fiber end prepared for use with the first type of fiber connector.