Patent ID: 8350210

Claim:
A system comprising: a structure, said structure comprising: a first angled imager at least partially embedded in said structure, said first angled imager receiving electromagnetic radiation; said first angled imager receiving an array of optical channels in the form of an angular spectrum of substantially plane waves of electromagnetic radiation; and a second angled imager; said second angled imager receiving electromagnetic radiation from said first angled imager; said second angled imager optically connecting said first angled imager to another location exterior to said structure; whereby said first angled imager, and said second angled imager provide an optical interconnect capable of enabling connection between electrical/optical subsystems exterior to said structure; an optical subsystem embedded in said structure; said optical subsystem optically disposed between said first angled imager and said second angled imager; said optical subsystem receiving a number of optical channels from said first angled imager; said first angled imager optically connecting a location exterior to said structure to said optical subsystem; said second angled imager receiving electromagnetic radiation from said optical subsystem and providing another angular spectrum of plane waves of electromagnetic radiation; wherein said optical subsystem comprises a closely packed array of optical fibers; each of a number of optical fibers in said closely packed array of optical fibers receiving an optical channel from said number of optical channels.