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This paper is a summary of a literature survey done on non-hermetic optoelectronic packages focusing on the cost and reliability aspects. The development of reliable non-hermetic lasers would not only lead to the elimination of the costs specifically associated with hermetic packaging but also lead the way for possible revolutionary low-cost optoelectronic packaging technologies. The paper starts...