Optical interconnect for high performance computer architecture

An optical communication system comprising:

• an optical substrate;
• an array of optical coupling elements formed on said optical substrate, each optical coupling element of said array comprising:
• a set of waveguide structures, each waveguide structure of said set for receiving and channeling optical signals;
• a set of internal light reflective surfaces, each internal light reflective surface associated with each waveguide structure,
• one or more light focusing lenses disposed above said set of internal light reflective surfaces, each internal light reflective surface receiving optical signals through one of the one or more light focusing lens for re-directing to a waveguide structure, or receiving optical signals from a waveguide structure for re-directing through the one or more light focusing lens;
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• an array of optical signal light signal generators disposed in alignment with said array of light turning elements formed on said optical substrate, each optical signal light generator sourcing an optical signal for receipt through a corresponding light focusing lens.

An optical communication system comprising:

• an optical substrate;
• an array of light turning elements formed on said optical substrate, each light turning element of said array comprising:
• a set of waveguide structures, each waveguide structure of said set for receiving and channeling optical signals;
• a set of internal light reflective surfaces, each internal light reflective surface associated with each waveguide structure,
• one or more light focusing lenses disposed above said set of internal light reflective surfaces, each internal light reflective surface receiving optical signals through one of the one or more light focusing lens for re-directing to a waveguide structure, or receiving optical signals from a waveguide structure for re-directing through the one or more light focusing lens;
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• an array of optical signal light signal detectors disposed in alignment with said array of light turning elements formed on said optical substrate, each optical signal light detector sensing an optical signal received from a corresponding light focusing lens.