Patent ID: 7079722

Claim:
An electrical energy transfer interface circuit capable of transferring usable electrical energy for connection between a first transmission line that is connected to a first electronic circuit on a first side of a substantially transparent media and a second transmission line that is connected to a second electronic circuit on a second side of the substantially transparent media, comprising: an electrical to optical conversion module at said first side for converting a DC electrical input received from said first electronic circuit through said first transmission line, to an optical output, said electrical to optical conversion module having an optical source therein for transmitting said optical output across said substantially transparent media from said first side of said substantially transparent media; an optical to electrical conversion module at said second side for receiving said optical output, from said optical source of said electrical to optical conversion unit, and for converting said optical output received from said optical source to a DC electrical output, said optical to electrical conversion module having a receiving surface area for receiving said optical output from across said substantially transparent media; wherein said optical source is a light source selected from the group consisting of LEDs, LDs, lasers, infrared, or visible light sources; wherein said receiving surface area for receiving said optical output is a solar cell array in substantial alignment with said optical source, said solar cell array being selected from the group consisting of conventional silicon solar cell arrays, high efficiency solar cell arrays, and GaAs solar cell arrays; wherein said electrical input is DC power supplied thereto, and wherein said electrical to optical conversion module further includes a DC biasing circuit for converting the electrical input; wherein said optical to electrical conversion module further includes a voltage regulator for converting the optical output received into said electrical output; and further including a substantially proximate set of substantially aligned, cooperative RF pads for bidirectionally transmitting RF signals between said first side of said substantially transparent medium, to said second side of said substantially transparent medium.