Micro-Optical Device Packaging System

A method for manufacturing a micro-optical device comprising:

• providing an electro-optical circuit having an active region that is encapsulated by a window and an interconnect region adjacent at least one edge of the electro-optical circuit;
• attaching the electro-optical circuit to a surface of a substrate;
• electrically connecting the substrate to the interconnect region;
• and
• partially enclosing the electro-optical circuit and the substrate with a structure that extends around and outer periphery of the window but is not affixed to the window.

A micro-optical device comprising:

• an electro-optical circuit disposed on a surface of a substrate, the electro-optical circuit having an active region that is encapsulated by a window and an interconnect region adjacent at least one edge of the electro-optical circuit,
• a plurality of bonding wires that electrically couple the interconnect region to the substrate;
• and
• an annular frame attached to the surface and extending around an outer periphery of the window and separated from the window by a gap, the annular frame and the electro-optical circuit forming a cavity for placement of the plurality of bonding wires.