An optoelectronic device (100; 400a; 400b) comprising: a substrate ; an optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b) disposed on the substrate ; an electronic component disposed on the optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b); electro-optical components incorporated in or on the optical interposer or the substrate; an optical component disposed on the optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b), wherein the optical component is in optical communication with the electro-optical components and the electronic component is in electrical communication with the electro-optical components; an optical fiber ; a ferrule coupled to the optical fiber ; an optical socket receiving the ferrule therein, the optical socket being configured to align the ferrule and the optical component when the ferrule is received therein and the optical socket is mounted on the substrate , the optical socket being bondable to support members having different dimensions; a support member (116; 416a; 416b) disposed between the substrate and the optical socket such that the optical socket is spaced from the substrate by the support member (116; 416a; 416b), the support member being bonded to the optical socket , characterized in that the support member (116; 416a; 416b) is also bonded to the substrate to support the optical socket on the substrate ; and the support member (116; 416a; 416b) is dimensioned to straddle opposing sides of the optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b) and comprises a substantially U-shaped configuration, the support member (116; 416a; 416b) including a support surface extending between two opposing sidewalls , the optical socket being bonded to the support surface and the substrate being bonded to the two opposing sidewalls , wherein the support member (116; 416a; 416b) comprises a recessed enclosure including walls extending along two or more sides of the optical component . a substrate ; an optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b) disposed on the substrate ; an electronic component disposed on the optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b); electro-optical components incorporated in or on the optical interposer or the substrate; an optical component disposed on the optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b), wherein the optical component is in optical communication with the electro-optical components and the electronic component is in electrical communication with the electro-optical components; an optical fiber ; a ferrule coupled to the optical fiber ; an optical socket receiving the ferrule therein, the optical socket being configured to align the ferrule and the optical component when the ferrule is received therein and the optical socket is mounted on the substrate , the optical socket being bondable to support members having different dimensions; a support member (116; 416a; 416b) disposed between the substrate and the optical socket such that the optical socket is spaced from the substrate by the support member (116; 416a; 416b), the support member being bonded to the optical socket , characterized in that the support member (116; 416a; 416b) is also bonded to the substrate to support the optical socket on the substrate ; and the support member (116; 416a; 416b) is dimensioned to straddle opposing sides of the optical interposer (112; 412a; 412b) and comprises a substantially U-shaped configuration, the support member (116; 416a; 416b) including a support surface extending between two opposing sidewalls , the optical socket being bonded to the support surface and the substrate being bonded to the two opposing sidewalls , wherein the support member (116; 416a; 416b) comprises a recessed enclosure including walls extending along two or more sides of the optical component . <EOS>