Patent ID: 7805084

Claim:
A modular optical device, comprising: a first fabricated package including an optoelectronic component; a second fabricated package defining an opening that permits insertion of circuitry therethrough, the circuitry being configured to electrically interoperate with the optoelectronic component; and a lead frame that extends from a first end of the opening to a second end of the opening, that mechanically connects the first fabricated package to the second fabricated package, and that electrically connects the optoelectronic component to contacts exposed in the opening, wherein: in a first configuration of the modular optical device, the first fabricated package is spaced apart from the second fabricated package by a portion of the lead frame that mechanically connects the packages; in a second configuration of the modular optical device, the mechanically connecting portion of the lead frame is bent to position one of the first and second fabricated packages on top of the other; and in the second configuration of the modular optical device, the mechanically connecting portion of the lead frame is bent no more than twice to position the first and second fabricated packages on top of one another.