Patent ID: 6783393
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: G02B,H01L

Abstract:
In combination,a casing including (a) a chamber having a bottom surface, (b) a contact arrangement including a first portion at the bottom surface of the chamber and a second portion outside the chamber, the second portion of the contact arrangement forming accessible contacts for connections to components external to the casing and being electrically connected to the first portion of the contact arrangement, and (c) an optical feed-through between said chamber and the outside of said chamber; a board or tile carrying at least one opto-electronic component and including electrical contacts, the board or tile being on the bottom surface of the chamber and overlaying at least some of the first portion of the contact arrangement, the electrical contacts on the board or tile being electrically and mechanically bonded to segments of the first portion of the contact arrangement so the board or tile is resistant to at least one of vibration and shock; and at least one optical fiber extending through the port and optically coupled to the opto-electronic component on the board or tile.