Light detection and ranging system having a mounting connection and method of forming the same

A light detection and ranging system comprising a mounting connection of a lens system in a mounting structure, the light detection and ranging system comprising:

• a packaging structure comprising an optical window and the mounting structure:
• a lens system mounted in the mounting structure, wherein the lens system is arranged in the mounting structure according to a predefined alignment condition on or above the optical window;
• wherein the mounting structure comprises at least one alignment opening, and the lens system comprises a mounting shaft configured to mount the lens system in the mounting structure, wherein the alignment opening laterally surrounds the mounting shaft, wherein the mounting structure is, at least in part, spaced apart in an alignment distance from the mounting shaft in the predefined alignment condition;
• and
• wherein the mounting connection comprises a spacer configured to span over, at least in part, a top of the alignment distance, wherein the mounting shaft is fixed in the alignment condition in the alignment opening by a first connection that fixes the spacer to the mounting structure, and by a second connection that fixes the spacer to the mounting shaft.