Patent ID: 7200295

Claim:
A self-contained optical hybrid IC (OHIC) package for optical side-coupling to an optical waveguide of a printed wiring board (PWB), the OHIC package comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) package; a self-contained optical subassembly (OSA) having an optical coupling facet and being adapted to be bonded to said integrated circuit (IC) package, wherein said OSA comprises an optoelectronic device and an optical channel, said optoelectronic device being optically coupled to said optical channel, said optical channel relaying light between the optoelectronic device and said optical coupling facet; and wherein said OSA is electrically bonded to said IC package to thereby provide an electrical coupling between the optoelectronic device and the IC package and enable said optical side-coupling to said optical waveguide via said optical coupling facet.