Patent ID: 6577420
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: G02B,H04B

Abstract:
An optical communications system comprising:a plurality of discrete Gigabit Ethernet optical transceivers having individual transmitter and receiver interfaces, and an array of Gigabit Ethernet receivers and lasers integrated on an optoelectronic-VLISI chip; and an optical commnunications link providing parallel communication therebetween; with said optical communications link including a connector interface having first and second ends, a first graded-index fiber jumper between each individual transmitter interface of said plurality of transceivers and said first end of said connector interface, a second graded-index fiber jumper between each individual receiver interface of said plurality of transceivers and said first end of said connector interface, and a fiber bundle of step-index fibers having a first end coupled to said second end of said connector interface and a second end coupled at a surface of said chip to said receivers and lasers integrated thereon.