Optically enabled multi-chip modules including optical engine macros

An optically enabled multi-chip module comprising:

• an optical engine front-end comprising:
• a plurality of laser diodes;
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• at least one optical element optically positioned between the plurality of laser diodes and at least one optical fiber, wherein the at least one optical element optically interfaces the plurality of laser diodes with the at least one optical fiber;
• and
• an optical engine macro that is both electrically interfaced with and physically segregated from the optical engine front-end, wherein the optical engine macro provides a subset of optical transmitter functionality to the optical engine front-end;
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• at least one host system chip electrically interfaced with at least one optical engine transmitter.

An optically enabled multi-chip module comprising:

• an optical engine front-end comprising:
• a plurality of photodiodes;
• and
• at least one optical element optically positioned between the plurality of photodiodes and at least one optical fiber, wherein the at least one optical element optically interfaces the plurality of photodiodes with the at least one optical fiber;
• and
• an optical engine macro that is both electrically interfaced with and physically segregated from the optical engine front-end, wherein the optical engine macro provides a subset of optical receiver functionality to the optical engine front-end.