Patent ID: 7945127

Claim:
An optical interconnect, comprising: a waveguide for separable insertion into a connector and electrically connected thereto, comprising: i. a lower cladding layer; ii. an upper cladding layer; iii. a core layer disposed between said lower cladding layer and said upper cladding layer, wherein said core layer has a higher index of refraction than said lower cladding layer and said upper cladding layer; iv. a first optical die comprising a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser to transmit an optical signal into said core layer; v. a second optical die comprising a top receiving detector for detecting said optical signal, wherein said first optical die and said second optical die are at least partially embedded in said waveguide, and wherein said second optical die is distal to said first optical die; and vi. a 45-degree minor formed in said upper cladding layer and said core layer.