An embodiment of the present invention relates to an optoelectronic device comprising an optoelectronic component, a waveguide having an optical waveguide section and an electrical conductor section, the optical waveguide section being transparent for radiation of a given wavelength or a given wavelength range and capable of guiding the radiation along the longitudinal axis of the waveguide, wherein the optical waveguide section is optically butt-coupled to an optical surface section of the optoelectronic component, and wherein the electrical conductor section is mechanically butt-coupled to an electrical contact of the optoelectronic component.