Patent ID: 9431568
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G02B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method for making an optical receiver assembly that can receive optical signals via an input optical fiber and can generate output electrical signals, comprising the steps of: providing an open-ended cavity formed of insulating material, comprising a base, peripheral sidewalls, and an open end opposite said base, the outside surface of said base defining a first surface and the inside surface of said base defining a second surface; disposing a first conductive region on a portion of said first surface and a second conductive region on a portion of said second surface; mounting, on said first surface, a semiconductor photodetector device having an active region for communicating optically with said input optical fiber, and coupling an electrical output of said photodetector device with said first conductive region; mounting, on said second surface, an amplifier that is electrically coupled with said second conductive region and produces said output electrical signals; and providing at least one conductive via through the thickness of said base and between said first and second conductive regions for coupling the electrical output of said photodetector device with said amplifier.