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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2016
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arvind Sundaram, Bangalore, IN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first free-air optical interconnect of a first electrical component, the first free-air optical interconnect configured to mechanically couple to a second free-air optical interconnect of a second electrical component to communicate optical signals between the first and second electrical components. When coupled, an attach mechanism of the first free-air optical interconnect can retain the second free-air optical interconnect a fixed distance from the communication interface of the first free-air communication interface, including separate electrical connectors configured to communicate power and ground using electrical conductors, the communication interface includes a free-air optical interconnect including at least one of a laser emitter configured to transmit laser energy across an air gap to a separate device, or a photodiode configured to detect laser energy received across the air gap from the separate device.