Title :
Plastic-optical-fiber-based parallel optical interconnects
Author :
Neyer, Andreas ; Wittmann, Björn ; Jöhnck, Matthias
Author_Institution :
Fak. fur Elektrotech., Dortmund Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The implementation of plastic optical fibers (POFs) in parallel optical interconnects is reported. 8×8 array interconnects with a potential of >100-Gb/s accumulated data throughput have been demonstrated using 125 μm-diameter POFs. The technology, the limitations and the potential of POF-interconnects are discussed
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; optical polymers; parallel architectures; plastics; 100 Gbit/s; 125 mum; 8×8 array interconnects; Gb/s accumulated data throughput; POF-interconnects; parallel optical interconnects; plastic optical fibers; plastic-optical-fiber-based parallel optical interconnects; Clocks; Costs; Glass; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Plastics; Power system interconnection; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.778282
