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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Yawei Yin, Redmond, WA (US);
Binbin Guan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jamie Gaudette, Kirkland, WA (US);
Denizcan Billor, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for implementing a free space optical backplane structure including a body and a plurality of mirrors. The body includes a chamber, a front panel, and a plurality of apertures disposed in the front panel, the plurality of apertures including a first set of apertures and a second set of apertures. The plurality of mirrors includes first and second arrays of mirrors mounted at first and second sets of heights, respectively, within the chamber, and is aligned with the first and second sets of apertures located in the front panel. The first and second arrays of mirrors are arranged to direct laser signals travelling through free space that are transmitted from or to a first device through the first set of apertures, between the first and second arrays of mirrors, and to or from a corresponding second device through the second set of apertures.