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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
May. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A Boudreau, Hampton, NH (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 35 ; 385 24 ; 385 33 ; 385 46 ;
Abstract
An opto-electronic interconnect is disclosed that provides for optical communication between chip devices. Optical signals, transmitted from one of the edges of a first chip device, are directed by a lens focusing apparatus to the edge of a second chip device, whereupon the signal is detected. The optical ports for transmission or reception of the optical signals are grouped into an optical segment, which may have either a semi-circular or planar geometry.