A hybrid laser for generating radiation, the hybrid laser comprising an optical passive material and an optical active material, the hybrid laser furthermore comprising - a first optical waveguide and optical laser components defined in the optical passive material, - a second optical waveguide defined in the optical active material, - the second optical waveguide being positioned at least partly over the first optical waveguide so that an evanescent coupling interface is defined between the second optical waveguide and the first optical waveguide for coupling radiation from the second optical waveguide to the first optical waveguide, - the optical laser components comprising reflectors, the reflectors being structures that reflect a forward propagating guided mode into a backward guided mode and the reflectors defining a cavity and being adapted for providing laser cavity confinement for the radiation in the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide by means of overlap of an optical mode guided by the second optical waveguide and the optical laser components wherein - the hybrid laser is adapted for providing amplification of the radiation in the second optical waveguide, - the evanescent coupling interface between the first and the second optical waveguide is positioned within the cavity, - the first optical waveguide and the optical laser components are positioned at distinct different positions in the optical passive material, characterized in that - the first optical waveguide is arranged for coupling out radiation from the hybrid laser directly from within the laser cavity whereby outcoupled radiation from the cavity is guided in the first optical waveguide and the optical mode guided by the second optical waveguide overlaps at least partly with the optical laser components. - a first optical waveguide and optical laser components defined in the optical passive material, - a second optical waveguide defined in the optical active material, - the second optical waveguide being positioned at least partly over the first optical waveguide so that an evanescent coupling interface is defined between the second optical waveguide and the first optical waveguide for coupling radiation from the second optical waveguide to the first optical waveguide, - the optical laser components comprising reflectors, the reflectors being structures that reflect a forward propagating guided mode into a backward guided mode and the reflectors defining a cavity and being adapted for providing laser cavity confinement for the radiation in the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide by means of overlap of an optical mode guided by the second optical waveguide and the optical laser components - the hybrid laser is adapted for providing amplification of the radiation in the second optical waveguide, - the evanescent coupling interface between the first and the second optical waveguide is positioned within the cavity, - the first optical waveguide and the optical laser components are positioned at distinct different positions in the optical passive material, - the first optical waveguide is arranged for coupling out radiation from the hybrid laser directly from within the laser cavity whereby outcoupled radiation from the cavity is guided in the first optical waveguide and the optical mode guided by the second optical waveguide overlaps at least partly with the optical laser components.