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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Monty M. Denneau, Brewster, NY (US);
Dinesh Gupta, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Lisa J. Jimarez, Chandler, AZ (US);
Steven Ostrander, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Brenda L. Peterson, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Mark V. Pierson, Binghamton, NY (US);
Eugen Schenfeld, Mounmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Subhash L. Shinde, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Optical cubes and optical cube assemblies for directing optical beams are provided. The optical cubes are optically transparent modules that can be adapted to reflect, transmit, and/or partially reflect and transmit optical beams. The optical cubes may include bi-direction or multi-direction beam directing elements for directing optical beams. The optical cube assemblies may include flexible chip assemblies attached to optical cubes. The chip assemblies may include vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers for emitting optical beams or receivers for receiving optical beams mounted on a flexible and electrical interconnect mounting assembly.