Higher order complex Ginzburg-Landau equation(HCGLE) is a major subject in nonlinear optics as one of the nonlinear partial differential equation which describes the propagation of optical pulses in optic fibers.In this paper the authors solve this equation by using the trigonometric function transform method and obtain a series of exact solitary wave solutions with different parameters which may have potential application in optical communication.Due to the restrictions imposed by our work,these solutions do not cover the whole range of parameters but they can server as a basis for further generalization and allows to find some classes of solutions in analytical form.