Patent ID: 7223964

Claim:
An optoelectronic device, comprising: a single active optoelectronic component; a package enclosing the single active optoelectronic component; a storage system inside the package, the storage system comprising: means for recording the operating conditions of the single active optoelectronic component, and; a nonvolatile memory for keeping component information and operating conditions information solely on the single active optoelectronic component physically connected thereto in a manner to prevent the separation of the nonvolatile memory from the single active optoelectronic component; electronic circuitry connecting the nonvolatile memory and the single active optoelectronic component for transferring the information on the operating conditions of the single active optoelectronic component to the nonvolatile memory; and at least one connection through the package linking the nonvolatile memory to the outside of the package in order to provide means for reading or writing the component information into or out of the nonvolatile memory: wherein the package is sealed in such a manner that separation of said non-volatile memory from said single active optoelectronic component inside said package results in physical damage to said package or a seal therefor.