High-speed TO-can optoelectronic packages

摘要

Methods and apparatus that provide TO-can optoelectronic packages suitable for optical telecommunications applications involving data speed rates of up to 10 Gbps and beyond. A TO-can optoelectronic package may comprise a TO-can cap and a TO-can header defining an interior region of the package. An optoelectronic component such as a laser or photodetector can be mounted within the interior region of the TO-can. An electrical connection may be selected for coupling the optoelectronic component to a selected post of the TO-can package. The electrical connection may include a transmission line formed from a conductive element other than a bond wire having a predefined length that can assist in reducing parasitic effects within the TO-can optoelectronic package to accommodate high-speed data rates. The transmission line itself is connected to the optoelectronic component and the selected post with a plurality of bond wires.