US 12,429,659 B1
Electrical to optical converter module
Albert T Yuen, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Paul K Rosenberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Assigned to PicoJool, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Albert T Yuen, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Paul K Rosenberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/209,651.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/795,179, filed on Apr. 25, 2025.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4278 (2013.01) [G02B 6/428 (2013.01); H05K 1/18 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10325 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical to optical converter module comprising:
one or more fiber pigtailed or fiber connectorized electrical to optical converters; and
a substrate configured to carry signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s; wherein the substrate is configured to connect to:
the one or more fiber pigtailed or fiber connectorized electrical to optical converters;
an electrical socket configured to provide signals at data rates at or above 100 Gb/s; and
a DC socket module mounted on a PCB; and
wherein the substrate is further configured to:
connect to the electrical socket via a first ball grid array (BGA); and
connect to the DC socket module via a second BGA.