Patent ID: 7621679

Claim:
An optical transceiver that receives an optical connector, comprising: an optical subassembly including a body portion that installs a semiconductor optical device and a sleeve portion that extends from said body portion and provides a flange; a holder and a subassembly cover, each providing a concave surface that comes in contact with said sleeve portion of said optical subassembly by two points; and an upper frame and a lower frame, said upper frame supporting one of said holder and said subassembly cover, said lower frame providing a saddle and a post and supporting the other of said holder and said subassembly cover, said upper and lower frames forming an optical receptacle mating with said optical connector, wherein said holder and said flange of said sleeve portion are secured between said saddle and said post such that said flange is put between said holder and said saddle; and said holder is put between said flange and said post, and wherein said sleeve portion of said subassembly is aligned with respect to said upper and lower frames through said holder and said subassembly cover.