An assembly comprising first and second electronic devices and an optical
resonator that optically couples an optical waveguide on the first
electronic device to an optical waveguide on the second electronic
device. In this way, optical proximity communication between the devices
is possible. The electronic devices may be integrated circuit chips. A
first portion of an optical resonator is disposed in a pit of the first
device to optically couple the optical resonator to the first optical
waveguide. A second portion of the optical resonator is disposed in a pit
of the second device to optically couple the optical resonator to the
second optical waveguide. Thus, the optical resonator optically couples
the first optical waveguide to the second optical waveguide.