Opto-electronic transceiver module and hermetically sealed housing therefore

An opto-electronic module is housed in a hermetically sealed housing which is fabricated on a base member of solderable material to which a side wall structure is soldered. A cover is similarly provided that either is soldered to the top open end of the housing at the edge of the housing wall structure or is a cup-shaped member that slides over the wall structure and is soldered at the juxtaposed faces of the walls of the cover and the wall structure. Overlapping slots co-align to form a passage through which optical fibers may pass through the walls. The hermetic seal of the housing prevents the internal contamination of the module by water vapor, particulate matter or other contaminants.