Patent ID: 8197147

Claim:
A high speed optical connection component, comprising: a solid state laser component for emitting a modulated beam of light in response to an applied electrical signal; an optical lens positioned relative to the solid state laser component at a predetermined position in which the optical lens reduces in use divergence of the emitted beam of light, the optical lens being formed on a portion of the solid state laser component and at the predetermined position in a manner such that the optical lens is immobile relative to the solid state laser component; an optical waveguide having a core for guiding the light, the optical waveguide having first and second end-portions, the first end-portion being positioned for coupling the modulated light from the optical lens into the core; a receiver for receiving the modulated light from the second end-portion of the optical waveguide and arranged for converting the modulated light into a corresponding electrical signal; and wherein the optical lens is arranged for reduction of divergence of the emitted laser light in a manner such that substantially low-loss coupling of the emitted laser light into the core of the optical waveguide is possible if the first end-portion of the optical waveguide is positioned within a distance from the optical lens, the distance being larger than at least twice the diameter of the core of the optical waveguide.