Patent ID: 7841781

Claim:
An optical transceiver module comprising: a submount assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein at least one component of the transceiver module is attached to the top surface of the submount assembly; a lid having a top surface, a bottom surface, an exterior surface, and an interior surface, the interior surface defining a cavity formed in the lid, the cavity providing space for said at least one component such that when the bottom surface of the lid is attached to the top surface of the submount assembly, said at least one component is enclosed within the cavity formed in the lid; a hermetic sealing system including at least one temporary attachment/pre-alignment sealing element disposed on the bottom surface of the lid and at least one permanent attachment/alignment sealing element disposed on the bottom surface of the lid, the hermetic sealing system including at least one temporary attachment/pre-alignment sealing element disposed on the top surface of the submount assembly and at least one permanent attachment/alignment sealing element disposed on the top surface of the submount assembly, the temporary attachment/pre-alignment sealing elements disposed on the bottom surface of the lid and on the top surface of the submount assembly coming into contact with each other during a temporary attachment and pre-alignment process during which the lid is temporarily attached to and pre-aligned with the submount assembly, the permanent attachment/alignment sealing elements disposed on the bottom surface of the lid and on the top surface of the submount assembly coming into contact with each other during a permanent attachment and alignment process during which the lid is permanently aligned with and permanently attached to the submount assembly.