Patent ID: 7785020

Claim:
A method of packaging a high density optical module, the optical module having at least one of a receiving optical assembly and a transmitting optical assembly, the method comprising: connecting a first detachable fiber assembly to an optical component disposed in the module such that the connection between the fiber assembly and the optical component is disposed inside a housing of the optical module, the fiber assembly including a receptacle, a fiber, and a modified connector, and the optical component comprising one of a TOSA, a ROSA, a laser, a photodiode, an optical isolator, or a polarizer; spooling the fiber included in the fiber assembly around a spooling assembly; securing the receptacle in a receptacle holder such that the receptacle is able to connect with an external fiber connector; detaching the fiber assembly from the optical component; and heating the optical component such that a ball grid array connection, that connects the optical component to a high speed printed circuit board, flows such that the optical component can be removed from the high speed printed circuit board without damaging the fiber assembly.