Patent ID: 7371012

Claim:
An optoelectronic module comprising: a transmitting and/or receiving element, a mount for supporting the transmitting and/or receiving element, a holding and coupling part for receiving the transmitting and/or receiving element and which is at least partially filled with an encapsulation material, and which has a coupling area for receiving an optical waveguide, and an electrical drive and/or receiving circuit coupled to the transmitting and/or receiving element, wherein the encapsulation material surrounds the transmitting and/or receiving element and is located at least partially in the holding and coupling part, wherein the encapsulation material forms an integrated lens on the side facing the coupling area, wherein electrical drive and/or receiving circuit is arranged outside the holding and coupling part on a submount, which lies on a plane that runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the coupling area, and wherein the mount is arranged at right angles to the submount.