Patent ID: 6797989
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: G02B,H01L

Abstract:
A package for an opto-electrical component comprising a casing including a chamber for housing said opto-electrical component, said casing including a set of electrical connections between said chamber and the exterior of said casing, said electrical connections including at least one differential line including a pair of wires for coupling first and second RF signals that are inverted versions of each other between the components and the exterior of the casing, the at least one differential line being included as strip-like elements on a board having a grounded metal layer, the casing including a box-like portion including said chamber and a base member supporting said box-like portion and having a protruding end carrying said electrical connections, the said connections including DC electrical connections, the housing chamber including a conductive lateral wall and a dielectric base wall, said dielectric base wall including via-holes for said DC electrical connections.