Patent ID: 8014682

Claim:
A system comprising: a first communication device physically coupled to a substrate and including an optical transmitter for communicating information; a second communication device physically coupled to the substrate and including an optical receiver for communicating information; an adjustable optical beam deflector physically coupled to the substrate for optically coupling the first communication device and the second communication device via an optical beam including a free-space optical beam portion; and a feedback system including a non-optical communication link for receiving feedback information regarding the optical beam, the feedback system controlling the adjustable optical beam deflector to direct the optical beam in response to the feedback information; wherein the adjustable optical beam deflector further comprises: a first portion that is transmissive to an optical beam and controllable to direct an optical beam in response to a control signal controlled by the feedback system; and a second portion including a reflective surface that reflects an optical beam, the reflective surface being controllable by the feedback system for directing the optical beam; wherein the first portion and the second portion are positioned such that an optical beam used for communication passes through the first portion that is transmissive to the second portion and is reflected by the reflective surface back through the first portion that is transmissive.