Abstract: A termination device including a package having a first plurality of pins and a plurality of resistors disposed in the package is described. Each resistor has a pair of termini with one of the termini of each resistor connected to a corresponding one of the first plurality of pins and the other termini connected to a common conductor. The device also includes a reference conductor connected to a mid-portion of the common conductor and to a pin of the package. An alternate embodiment of the termination device includes two reference conductors connected to respective end portions of the common conductor and to pins of the package.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for optically coupling one or more electrical signals to one or more optical waveguide members. A terminating block has embedded therein a first plurality of collimating cylindrical lenses protruding from a first end of the block. A plurality of fibers, arranged longitudinally with respect to the lenses, are additionally embedded in the block and exit the block through a second end. Outside of the block, the fibers are surrounded by a protector. A redirecting assembly defines a port, sized to receive the terminating block. Also defined within the assembly is a transverse aperture having a plurality of circularly enlarged regions. The assembly has a prism secured therein. The prism is positioned so that it is aligned with the first plurality of lenses when the block is fully inserted into the port. An integrated circuit package contains a plurality of light-emitting or light-detecting devices having one or more leads.