Patent ID: 11895798
Assignee: NUBIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. The system of claim 1 wherein the first circuit board or the first substrate has a first main surface and a second main surface;
wherein the at least one optical/electrical communication interface module comprises a second substrate comprising:
a first main surface and a second main surface;
a first array of electrical contacts arranged on the first main surface and having a first minimum spacing between the contacts;
a second array of electrical contacts arranged on the second main surface and having a second minimum spacing between the contacts, in which the first minimum spacing is larger than the second minimum spacing; and
electrical connections between the first array of electrical contacts and the second array of electrical contacts;
wherein the first main surface of the second substrate is configured to be removably connectable to the second main surface of the first circuit board or the first substrate;

wherein the at least one optical/electrical communication interface module comprises:
a photonic integrated circuit having a second main surface;
a first optical connector part that is optically coupled to the second main surface of the photonic integrated circuit; and
an electronic integrated circuit that is electrically coupled to the second main surface of the photonic integrated circuit and the second array of electrical contacts arranged on the second main surface of the second substrate.