Patent ID: 8090230

Claim:
An interconnect system comprising: a 2-dimensional array of optical light sources; a 2-dimensional array of light transmission elements; a 2-dimensional array of micro lenses; said array of micro lenses being disposed between 10-200 μm distance from said optical light sources and aligned in registration with said array of optical light sources, said array of micro lenses being disposed between the array of optical light sources and the array of light transmission elements; each micro lens comprising an optical light source facing surface, a micro lens body, a light transmission element-facing surface, and a clear aperture; said optical light source facing surface and said light transmission element-facing surface being shaped to provide a laser beam in said micro lens body of smaller diameter than said clear aperture for focusing said beam onto said fiber aperture; said optical light source facing surface having a radius of curvature (Rc) of about 0.1 mm±5%, a conic constant (k) of about −1.8, and lens sag of about 0.056 mm, to create a collimated beam less than said clear aperture; and said light transmission element-facing surface having an Rc of about 0.27 mm±5%, k of about −5.0±10% and a sag of about 0.023 mm.