Patent ID: 7668414

Claim:
A hybrid module comprising: an electro-optical component for transmitting or receiving energy; an electronic component for amplifying and transferring an electric signal to said electro-optical component; a planar light wave circuit formed of a glass layer for providing an opto-electronic signal communication path; and an optical waveguide embedded in and integrally formed with said glass layer forming said planar light wave circuit for propagating said opto-electronic signal communication, wherein the hybrid module is a glass-based packageless non-PCB module; wherein the optical waveguide is a glass-based mono-layer optical waveguide formed of a single layer of a single uncoated non-etched material; wherein a first edge of the optical waveguide, located in proximity to the electro-optical component, is tapered to improve the connection between the optical waveguide and the electro-optical component, and a second edge of the optical waveguide is non-tapered; wherein the hybrid module further comprises an optical fiber connector for direct connection to an external optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber connector is polished at an angle; wherein the electro-optical component and the electronic component are enclosed in a heat sink encapsulation to dissipate heat.