Patent ID: 7410307

Claim:
A modular optical device, comprising: a lens block configured such that one or more lens pins can mechanically couple to the lens block and such that the lens block can mechanically couple to a fabricated package; a fabricated package mechanically coupled to the lens block, the fabricated package including at least one of a light source and light detector and including a connection portion for electrically coupling the fabricated package to a substrate; a lens pin mechanically coupled to the lens block, the lens pin having a fiber stop configured to accept a fiber end prepared for use with a first type of fiber connector, the lens pin for transferring an optical signal between the at least one of the light source and light detector and a corresponding external component; and a fiber stop disk in mechanical contact with the lens pin and covering the fiber stop, the fiber stop disk altering the configuration of the lens pin such that the lens pin can compatibly accept a fiber end prepared for use with a second different type of fiber connector not withstanding that the fiber stop is configured to receive a fiber end prepared for use with the first type of fiber connector.