Patent ID: 6880984

Claim:
A device comprising a platform for mounting an optical device, to aid coupling of the optical device with an optical fibre in an opto-electronic package comprising: a first part which is attachable to the opto-electronic package; a second part moveably attached to the first part such that the second part may only move with respect to the first part along a single axis, wherein the optical device is mountable on the second part, fixing means for fixing the second part to the first part once the second part is in an optimum position, wherein a portion of the second part comprises a preform having a low melting point, and in which the second part is fixable to the first part by melting the preform such that the melting preform migrates to form a bond between the two parts when said melting preform resolidifies, and a capillary cavity disposed between the first part and the second part and arranged to receive the melting preform.