Integrated optical transceiver array

An optical device, comprising:

• a first host board having an outer cage affixed thereto;
• an integrated optical transceiver array, including:
• a component structure at least partially contained within a housing, the component structure including a plurality of optical transceiver sub-modules, the component structure being integrally formed such that each optical transceiver sub-module shares at least one wall portion with an adjacent optical transceiver sub-module, the optical transceiver sub-modules being disposed such that transmit optical ports of the optical transceiver sub-modules are adjacent to transmit optical ports of adjacent optical transceiver sub-modules and receiving optical ports of the optical transceiver sub-modules are adjacent to the receiving optical ports of adjacent optical transceiver sub-modules;
• and
• a latching mechanism that enables the component structure to be selectively secured within the outer cage.

An integrated optical transceiver module array, comprising:

• a housing;
• a component structure at least partially contained within the housing, the component structure including a plurality of optical transceiver sub-modules that are integrated into a single structure;
• a latching mechanism that selectively engages an outer cage, the outer cage receiving at least a portion of the integrated optical transceiver module array;
• and
• a plurality of optical fiber connectors that are each connected to the optical ports of respective optical transceiver sub-modules, wherein each optical fiber connector includes a release sleeve that is slidably engaged with the optical fiber connector, wherein each release sleeve includes a body defining open first and second ends, wherein a portion of the body further defines a curved inner cam surface.

An integrated optoelectronic module array, comprising:

• a component structure including a plurality of optical transceiver sub-modules, the plurality of optical transceiver modules being integrated into a single structure;
• and
• a latching mechanism that enables the component structure to be selectively secured at least partially within a cage, the latching mechanism including:
• a rotatable bail configured to rotate over a width of the component structure and around only a particular one of the optical transceiver sub-modules and between the particular one of the optical transceiver sub-modules and optical transceiver sub-modules adjacent to the particular one of the optical transceiver sub-modules;
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• a pivot block.

An integrated optical transceiver module array, comprising:

• a housing;
• a component structure at least partially contained within the housing, the component structure including a plurality of optical transceiver sub-modules that are integrated into a single structure, each optical transceiver sub-module including dual optical ports;
• a latching mechanism that selectively engages an outer cage, the outer cage receiving at least a portion of the integrated optical transceiver module array;
• and
• a plurality of optical fiber connectors that are each connected to the optical ports of respective optical transceiver sub-modules, each optical fiber connector including a release sleeve that is slidably engaged with the optical fiber connector, the release sleeve comprising a body defining open first and second ends, a portion of the body further defining a curved inner cam surface, wherein each optical fiber connector comprises an LC duplex connector having a connector latch for disengaging the LC duplex connector from a respective one of the optical transceiver sub-modules, and wherein the release sleeve is selectively slidable between a first position and a second position such that in the second position the curved inner cam surface engages the connector latch of the LC duplex connector to enable the LC duplex connector to disengage from the respective one of the optical transceiver sub-modules.