Patent ID: 6869229

Claim:
An optical-optoelectronic coupling structure comprising: a flip-chip optoelectronic/silicon-on-insulator module comprising (a) a transparent insulating substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, (b) an optoelectronic device flip-chip bonded to the top surface of said transparent insulating substrate, and (c) a controlling electrical circuitry formed in a silicon layer on a selected area of the top surface of said transparent insulating substrate, wherein the optoelectronic device is directly flip-chip bonded to the controlling electrical circuitry; an optical fiber carrier attached to the bottom surface of the transparent insulating substrate; an optical fiber oriented in the optical fiber carrier with its long axis at an angle to the primary direction of light that is emitted or absorbed by the optoelectronic device; and a light-reflective angled structure by means of which an optical path is described between the optoelectronic device and the optical fiber, wherein the optical path passes through the transparent insulating substrate.