US 12,066,663 B2
Opto-electrical flexible glass interposer
Norbert Schlepple, Macungie, PA (US); Vipulkumar K. Patel, Breinigsville, PA (US); and Weizhuo Li, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,601.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251427 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/30 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/30 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3608 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a ribbon comprising a first end, wherein the ribbon defines a first plurality of teeth positioned at the first end;
an optical waveguide disposed within the ribbon, wherein the optical waveguide terminates at the first end; and
an integrated circuit (IC) comprising a curved surface, wherein the IC defines a second plurality of teeth on the curved surface, wherein the first end of the ribbon bends to mate with the curved surface such that the optical waveguide is optically coupled to a corresponding waveguide in the IC, and wherein the first plurality of teeth interlock with the second plurality of teeth when the first end of the ribbon is mated with the curved surface of the IC.