Discrete bootstrapping in an optical receiver to prevent signal feedback

An optical transceiver module, comprising:

• a housing;
• a printed circuit board at least partially included in the housing;
• a transmitter optical subassembly electrically coupled to the printed circuit board;
• and
• a receiver optical subassembly electrically coupled to the printed circuit board, the receiver optical subassembly including an optical receiver package, the optical receiver package including:
• a package base defining a grounded reference surface;
• a photodiode configured to receive and convert an optical signal into an electrical signal, photodiode electrically coupled to a capacitor;
• a capacitor having a first electrode electrically coupled to a first electrode of the photodiode;
• a transimpedance amplifier that amplifies the electrical signal produced by the photodiode, the transimpedance amplifier mounted on the reference surface and being electrically coupled to the photodiode;
• and
• an isolator, comprising:
• a dielectric mounted on the reference surface;
• and
• a metallic layer overlying the layer of dielectric material, wherein the capacitor is affixed to the metallic layer, and wherein the metallic layer is electrically coupled to a ground of the transimpedance amplifier.