Plastic packaged optoelectronic device

摘要

The invention is an optoelectronic device including a semiconductor photodetector (14) enclosed within a plastic housing (11). The housing includes a wall (12) with an aperture (13) therein for receiving optical signals. The photodetector is mounted to a flexible film (21) which is, in turn, mounted to the housing so that the photodetector is aligned with the aperture. The device may further include a receptacle (40) mounted to the wall for receiving an optical fiber (43) aligned with the aperture and the photodetector.