Integrated transceiver with lightpipe coupler

A method for communicating optical signals, the method comprising:

• in a transceiver comprising a photonic chip, a semiconductor laser coupled with said photonic chip, and one or more photodetectors:
• communicating, utilizing said semiconductor laser, an optical source signal into said chip via a light pipe with a sloped reflective surface;
• generating first optical signals in said photonic chip based on said optical source signal;
• and
• transmitting said first optical signals from said photonic chip via said light pipe;
• and
• receiving second optical signals from said light pipe and converting said second optical signals to electrical signals utilizing said one or more photodetectors.

A method for communicating optical signals, the method comprising:

• in a transceiver comprising a photonic chip, a semiconductor laser, and one or more photodetectors:
• communicating, utilizing said semiconductor laser, an optical source signal into said photonic chip via a light pipe with a sloped reflective surface;
• generating first optical signals in said photonic chip based on said optical source signal;
• transmitting said first optical signals from said photonic chip via said light pipe;
• and
• receiving second optical signals from said light pipe and converting said second optical signals to electrical signals via said one or more photodetectors.

A system for two-way communication of optical signals comprising:

• a photonic chip;
• a semiconductor laser;
• and
• one or more photodetectors;
• wherein:
• an optical source signal is communicated, utilizing said semiconductor laser, into said photonic chip via a light pipe with a sloped reflective surface;
• optical signals representative of electronic signals received from the electronic circuitry of said photonic chip are communicated from said photonic chip via said light pipe;
• and
• electronic signals representative of optical signals received via said light pipe are generated in said photonic chip using said one or more photodetectors.