US 11,817,904 B2
Optical transceiver with reduced lane utilization
Mads Loenstrup Nielsen, Virum (DK); Rony Setter, Kfar Glikson (IL); and Eyal Waldman, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/212,677.
Prior Publication US 2022/0311517 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 10/40 (2013.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); G02B 6/28 (2006.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 10/40 (2013.01) [G02B 6/28 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H05K 1/0203 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10121 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical transceiver apparatus comprising:
at least one optical source attached to a printed circuit board (PCB) and configured to facilitate communication of optical signals,
wherein the PCB comprises an electrical connector electrically connected to the at least one optical source and configured to facilitate communication of electrical signals, and wherein the PCB is attached to a mechanical structure; and
an optical connector attached to the mechanical structure and coupled to the at least one optical source via at least one optical fiber that facilitates transmission of the optical signals,
wherein the optical connector supports a plurality of N optical lanes defined by a second standard, wherein the at least one optical fiber supports a plurality of K optical lanes defined by a first standard that is different from the second standard, wherein N is a first integer and K is a second integer, and wherein K is less than N.