Patent ID: 8723102

Claim:
An optical module comprising: a guiding element adapted to guide optical radiation; a converting element adapted to convert received electrical energy into optical radiation or to convert received optical radiation into electrical energy; a mirror arranged in the beam path between the optical guiding element and the converting element and configured to optically connect the guiding element and the converting element; and a carrier having a first surface section for carrying the mirror and a second surface section for carrying the converting element; wherein the carrier is made of polymer material; wherein the optical module further comprises an amplifier arranged on a third surface section of the carrier and electrically connected to said converting element; wherein the amplifier and/or the converting element is thermally coupled to a heat sink layer arranged on the second surface section and/or third surface section of the carrier; wherein said heat sink layer extends into the first surface section and forms said mirror, said mirror emitting thermal energy generated by the amplifier and/or the converting element over the mirror surface.