Patent ID: 7766559
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An electro-optical transceiver comprising: a substrate having a generally planar configuration including an upper surface, a lower surface and an edge between the upper and the lower surfaces, and having a recess therein with a bottom surface with at least one opening therein; a first multi-port lens and a second multi-port lens, each affixed to the bottom surface of the recess; an integrated circuit affixed to the bottom surface of the recess; a plurality of light emitting devices mounted to communicate optically with the first multi-port lens and a plurality of light sensing devices mounted to communicate optically with the second multi-port lens, each of the plurality of light emitting devices and the plurality of light sensing devices being electrically coupled to the at least one integrated circuit; a set of electrical contacts disposed on the lower surface of the substrate for connection to external circuitry, the set of electrical contacts being coupled through the substrate to the at least one integrated circuit; a first set of optical fibers coupled through the edge of the substrate to the first multi-port lens to communicate optically with individual ones of the light emitting devices; a second set of the optical fibers coupled through the edge of the substrate to the second multi-port lens to communicate optically with the light sensing devices; and wherein electrical signals from the integrated circuit are converted to optical signals for transmission on the first set of optical fibers, wherein optical signals received on the second set of optical fibers are converted to electrical signals to be supplied to the integrated circuit, and wherein the first set of optical fibers is spaced apart from the second set of optical fibers.