Patent ID: 7410306

Claim:
An opto-electronic device comprising: opto-electronic circuitry on a lead-frame, said opto-electronic circuitry comprising signal conversion means for conversion of an optical signal into an electrical signal or vice versa; and a housing comprising a first housing portion which is molded onto said lead-frame and a second housing portion which defines an optical guide receptacle having an axially extending aperture for guiding reception of an optical guide coupler towards the signal conversion means for optically aligned coupling axially therewith, said axially extending aperture being formed on a cover lid which forms part of said second housing portion, said cover lid and said optical guide receptacle being integrally molded, and said axially extending aperture on said cover lid is aligined with said siginal conversion means, wherein said first and second housing portions collectively define a hollow compartment within which said opto-electronic circuitry is situated and through which said optical guide coupler is optically communicable with said signal conversion means, and said optical guide receptacle is arranged such that said optical guide coupler is optically aligned with said signal conversion means when received by said optical guide receptacle, and wherein said hollow compartment is filled with a transparent resin.