Patent ID: 8805189

Claim:
An optical bus system, comprising: a first waveguide having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is to optically receive an optical signal output by a source on the first waveguide; a second waveguide to transmit an optical enablement signal targeting a given one of a plurality of receiving devices; a resonator optically coupled to the first waveguide and to be electronically coupled to the given receiving device, the optical enablement signal to cause the given receiving device to apply a voltage to the resonator to cause the resonator to evanescently couple at least a portion of the optical signal from the first waveguide into the resonator; and an optoelectronic converter optically coupled to the resonator and to be electronically coupled to the given receiving device, wherein the optoelectronic converter is to convert the optical signal resonating in the resonator into an electrical signal that is transmitted to the given receiving device.