Patent ID: 8340481

Claim:
An optical bus for connecting multiple nodes, the optical bus comprising: a master transceiver connected with one or more lengths of optical fiber; a plurality of similarly configured nodes each including a connector including one or more mounting locations coupling the connector to both a first optoelectronic device including a first transmitter and receiver pair as well as a second optoelectronic device including a second transmitter and receiver pair, the connector further including a center fiber including a mirror configured to reflect signals transmitted to and received from a first direction in the optical bus to the first optoelectronic device, the mirror further configured to reflect signals transmitted to and received from a second direction in the optical bus to the second optoelectronic device, the second direction being different than the first direction in the optical bus, wherein the optical bus operates as a point to point link while using a single length of one or more optical fibers.