Optical interconnects at the chip and board level: Challenges and solutions

被引:74
作者
Plant, DV [1 ]
Kirk, AG [1 ]
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Montreal, PQ H3A 2A7, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
microoptics; optical data links; optical interconnects; optical packaging; optoelectronics;
D O I
10.1109/5.867694
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper discusses short-distance optical interconnects for general-purpose distributed digital systems. We describe the technology required to optically interconnect elements that are distributed across multiple packaging layers. This includes chips on a board, boards in a backplane, and shelves within a bay. The focus of this paper will be on technology capable of supporting high-data-rate, two-dimensional, optical communication using two-dimensional parallel optical interconnects.
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页码:806 / 818
页数:13
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