Patent ID: 8090266

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: one or more electro-optical coupling modules, an electro-optical coupling module comprising: a substrate; a diode mounted on the substrate; a flexible optical coupling element coupled to the diode; a submount having a surface with a depression, the flexible optical coupling element disposed outwardly from the depression; a reflective surface coupled to the flexible optical coupling element and to the submount; and an optical fiber disposed at least partially within the depression of the submount and coupled to the reflective surface; the diode operable to perform an electro-optical conversion on a signal; the flexible optical coupling element operable to communicate the signal between the diode and the reflective surface and comprised of a flexible material such that the flexible optical coupling element is configured to allow relative movement of the submount with respect to the substrate; and the reflective surface operable to reflect the signal between the flexible optical coupling element and the optical fiber.