Patent ID: 7574077

Claim:
An assembly comprising: an optical coupling device having a first portion and a second portion; a first electronic device comprising: a first substrate having a first pit formed therein; and a first optical waveguide; and a second electronic device comprising: a second substrate having a second pit formed therein; and a second optical waveguide; wherein the first portion of the optical coupling device is disposed in the first pit; wherein the second portion of the optical coupling device is disposed in the second pit; wherein the first optical waveguide is positioned relative to the optical coupling device such that a tip of the first optical waveguide is situated to one side of the optical coupling device and is directed at a central portion of the optical coupling device; wherein the second optical waveguide is positioned relative to the optical coupling device such that a tip of the second optical waveguide is situated to an opposite side of the optical coupling device and is directed at the central portion of the optical coupling device; and wherein the optical coupling device acts as a lens to receive an object signal from the tip of the first optical waveguide on the one side of the optical coupling device and to direct an image signal to the tip of the second optical waveguide on the opposite side of the optical coupling device.