ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,309, issued on June 23.

"System and method for enabling high speed optical communication inside and between PC boards, 3D multi-chip modules and other electronic systems" was invented by Chuni L. Ghosh (Princeton Junction, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for carrying light signal data between points in an electronic assembly. A light signal source is mounted at a first point. The light signal source emits the light signal along a first path. A light signal detector is mounted to a second point in the electronic assembly. A metalens is set in the first path that directs said light signal toward the light signal detector. ...