CPC G02B 6/4261 (2013.01) [G02B 6/428 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A pluggable optical module configured to be inserted into a cage, the pluggable optical module comprising:
a casing;
an optical connector at a first longitudinal end of the casing; and
a printed circuit board held within an internal space of the casing that protrudes from a second longitudinal end of the casing, wherein the second longitudinal end is opposite of the first longitudinal end, and a portion of the printed circuit board protruding from the second longitudinal end of the casing,
wherein the casing comprises:
a first latching pocket disposed on a first side of the casing configured to receive a first latch of the cage; and
a second latching pocket disposed on a second side of the casing configured to receive a second latch of the cage, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side, and
wherein each of the first latching pocket and the second latching pocket comprises:
a latch plane configured to contact front terminal ends of a corresponding one of the first latch and the second latch; and
a latch release that respectively releases the corresponding one of the first latch and the second latch from a corresponding one of the first latching pocket and the second latching pocket,
wherein the latch plane is a surface on each of the first side of the casing and the second side of the casing that connects a top surface of each of the first latching pocket and the second latching pocket to a bottom surface of each of the first latching pocket and the second latching pocket, and
wherein the latch plane is angled away from vertical at an angle between 3 and 15 degrees.
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