Patent ID: 7486853

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a first electronic device comprising: a first substrate having a first pit formed therein; a first optical waveguide formed on top of a surface of the first substrate and disposed adjacent to but not within or under the first pit; a second electronic device comprising: a second substrate having a second pit formed therein; a second optical waveguide formed on top of a surface of the second substrate and disposed adjacent to but not within or under the second pit; and an optical resonator having a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion of the optical resonator is disposed in the first pit to optically couple the optical resonator to the first optical waveguide, wherein the first optical waveguide is positioned adjacent to a first side of the optical resonator; wherein the second portion of the optical resonator is disposed in the second pit to optically couple the optical resonator to the second optical waveguide, wherein the second optical waveguide is positioned adjacent to a second and different side of the optical resonator; and wherein the optical resonator optically couples the first optical waveguide to the second optical waveguide.