Patent ID: 7480426

Claim:
A method of forming a three-dimensional stacked optical device, the method comprising: mounting at least one optical device to a transparent substrate; fabricating a plurality of vias into the at least one optical device, the plurality of vias not extending into the transparent substrate; filling each of the plurality of vias formed in the at least one optical device with a conductive material member, the conductive material member forming a plurality of backside contacts on the at least one optical device; mounting an electronic chip to the plurality of backside contacts on the at least one optical device; fabricating a plurality of vias in the electronic chip; filling each of the plurality of vias formed in the electronic chip with a another conductive material member; and depositing a backside contact at each of the plurality of vias formed in the electronic chip, the backside contact being electrically connected to the another conductive material member positioned in respective ones of the plurality of vias formed in the electronic chip.