Patent ID: 7492982

Claim:
An optical module comprising: a waveguide comprising: a polymer layer, a copper layer formed on the polymer layer and including electrical circuit patterns thereon, a lower clad, a core and an upper clad formed under the polymer layer; and at least two optical transducers positioned in a corresponding groove in said copper layer and said polymer layer on the waveguide, at least a first optical transducer of said two optical transducers for converting an electrical signal into an optical signal passing through said copper layer and said polymer layer for travel through the waveguide, and at least a second transducer for receiving an optical signal, passing through said polymer layer and copper layer, from the waveguide and converting the optical signal into an electrical signal; and at least one connection socket seated on the copper layer of the waveguide in which the two optical transducers are mounted within corresponding ones of the connection sockets, said connection socket including a plurality of electrical connections extending from a top of said connection to a bottom of said connection wherein selected ones of the electrical connectors are connected to said copper layer to provide a shielding from electrical noise.