Abstract: A connector and cable provide a two dimensional array of optical channels for interconnecting electronic circuits using a two-dimensional, integrated circuit array of emitter and/or detector elements affixed to the fiber bundle, an ASIC substrate including drive circuitry electrically connected to the array and adapted to drive emitter elements and/or sense detector elements within the array, fanout circuitry associated with the ASIC substrate and drive circuitry for spatially separating the electrical signal channels, and an electrical connector means connected to the fanout circuitry. Applications include all manner of interconnecting circuit boards or similar components within a single system or between systems.