Some novel features pertain to a device that includes a first integrated device package and a second integrated device package. The first integrated device package includes a first package substrate, a first integrated device, and a first configurable optical transmitter. The first configurable optical transmitter is configured to be in communication with the first integrated device. The first configurable optical transmitter is configured to transmit an optical beam at a configurable angle. The first configurable optical transmitter includes an optical beam source, an optical beam splitter, and a set of phase shifters coupled to the optical beam splitter. The set of phase shifters is configured to enable the angle at which the optical beam is transmitted. The second integrated device package includes a second package substrate, a second integrated device, and a first optical receiver configured to receive the optical beam from the first configurable optical transmitter.

Intrapersonal communication systems and methods that provide an optical digital signal link between two or more local devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a first signal converter disposed at a first end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from a first local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link. The system can include an optical connector having a non-contact portion configured to couple optical digital signals between the first signal converter and the optical digital signal link across a gap. The system can include a second signal converter disposed at a second end of the optical digital signal link and configured to convert between electrical digital signals from the second local device and optical digital signals from the optical digital signal link.

Integrated circuit chips may be optically interconnected using microLEDs. Some interconnections may be vertically-launched parallel optical links. Some interconnections may be planar-launched parallel optical links.

Some embodiments are provided for providing a wireless bridge to local devices on personal equipment systems. Personal equipment systems can include wireless communication systems that allow external systems, users, or both to communicate with and access data from local devices on the personal equipment systems. Personal equipment systems are provided having one or more local devices coupled thereto and in wired communication with one another. Personal equipment systems can include a wireless system and local devices attached to a headgear system, the local devices being in wired communication with one another and in wireless communication with external systems. The wireless communication system is configured to establish a wireless connection with external systems for communicating with and accessing local devices that are in wired communication with each other.

An optical power and data delivery system includes an optical base station and an autonomous wireless hotspot device. The optical base station includes routers, a media converter device, a optical data transceiver configured to transmit the received data laser light beams; one or more power laser devices configured to transmit a plurality of power laser light beams, a beam combining device to generate and transmit combined power and data laser light beams through a first optical antenna. The autonomous wireless hotspot device includes a second optical antenna configured to receive the combined data and power laser light beams, an optical dividing device, a optical data transceiver, a media converter device and wireless communication transceivers to transmit wireless data signals and one or more laser power converters to receive the power laser light beams and to convert the power laser light beams into electrical energy.

Multi-chip modules in different semiconductor packages may be optically data coupled by way of LEDs and photodetectors linked by a multicore fiber. The multicore fiber may pass through apertures in the semiconductor packages, with an array of LEDs and photodetectors in the semiconductor package providing and receiving, respectively, optical signals comprised of data passed between the multi-chip modules.

An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.

A computing device may include a substrate. A computing device may include a processing unit supported by the substrate. A computing device may include an optical transmitter supported by the substrate and in electrical communication with the processing unit.

Photonic interposers that enable low-power, high-bandwidth inter-chip (e.g., board-level and/or rack-level) as well as intra-chip communication are described. Described herein are techniques, architectures and processes that improve upon the performance of conventional computers. Some embodiments provide photonic interposers that use photonic tiles, where each tile includes programmable photonic circuits that can be programmed based on the needs of a particular computer architecture. Some tiles are instantiations of a common template tile that are stitched together in a 1D or a 2D arrangement. Some embodiments described herein provide a programmable physical network designed to connect pairs of tiles together with photonic links.

An optical power and data delivery system includes an optical base station and an autonomous wireless hotspot device. The optical base station includes routers, a media converter device, a optical data transceiver configured to transmit the received data laser light beams; one or more power laser devices configured to transmit a plurality of power laser light beams, a beam combining device to generate and transmit combined power and data laser light beams through a first optical antenna. The autonomous wireless hotspot device includes a second optical antenna configured to receive the combined data and power laser light beams, an optical dividing device, a optical data transceiver, a media converter device and wireless communication transceivers to transmit wireless data signals and one or more laser power converters to receive the power laser light beams and to convert the power laser light beams into electrical energy.