US Patent 7637672 Pluggable optical tranceiver module having effective thermal release function

A pluggable optical transceiver includes a housing member comprising an extended portion to be plugged into a host device and an outer housing member to protrude out of the host device. An optical module mounted to the housing member can be coupled to an optical fiber. A circuit board is mounted to the housing member and electrically coupled to the optical module. The circuit board includes an electronic circuit and an electric interface configured to be electrically connected to the host device. The electric circuit is in thermal conductive communication with the extended portion to conduct heat from the electric circuit.