US 12,449,616 B2
Cooling assembly and method for user-facing surfaces of a pluggable optical module
Peter Ajersch, Dunrobin (CA); Trevor Meunier, Kemptville (CA); and Mitchell O'Leary, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed by Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0345342 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/42 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4269 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4277 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical system comprising:
a faceplate comprising a receptacle adapted to receive a pluggable optical module;
a thermal pad disposed adjacent to at least one interior side of the receptacle, wherein the thermal pad is adapted to be in thermal communication with the pluggable optical module when the pluggable optical module is received within the receptacle and conduct heat from a nose of the pluggable optical module to the faceplate; and
a durable slide cover disposed over the thermal pad and affixed to the faceplate and adapted to be in physical contact with the pluggable optical module when the pluggable optical module is received within the receptacle, the durable slide cover thereby adapted to protect the underlying thermal pad from damage caused by the pluggable optical module when the pluggable optical module is inserted into and removed from the receptacle.