Patent ID: 8876410

Claim:
An apparatus comprising an interposer substrate for supporting a plurality of opto-electronic components used for creating optical output signals and receiving optical input signals; an enclosure covering the interposer substrate, the enclosure including a transparent lid through which the optical output and input signals pass through in a defined optical port region; a self-aligned connectorized fiber array assembly comprising a first connector assembly plate including a central opening and disposed on the transparent lid such that the central opening aligns with the defined optical port region of the transparent lid, the first connector assembly plate formed to include inwardly-tapering sidewalls surrounding the periphery of the central opening, and a second connector assembly plate formed to include a central opening having a lower protrusion with inwardly-tapering sidewalls that mate with the inwardly-tapering sidewalls of the first connector assembly plate to form the self-aligned connectorized fiber array assembly; and a fiber connector coupled to the central opening of the second connector assembly plate, the fiber connector for supporting one or more optical fibers in alignment with the self-aligned connectorized fiber array assembly and the optical output and input signals associated with the opto-electronic components.