Author :
Krishnamoorthy, A.V. ; Ho, R. ; Zheng, X. ; Li, G. ; Cunningham, J.E. ; Feng, D. ; Dong, P. ; Pinguet, T. ; Mekis, A. ; Schwetman, H. ; Lexau, J. ; Patil, D. ; Liu, F. ; Koka, P. ; McCracken, M. ; Shubin, I. ; Thacker, H. ; Yao, J. ; Luo, Y. ; Raj, K. ; A
Abstract :
We review the potential benefits and challenges for achieving optical-interconnects to the chip via the native integration of silicon photonics components with VLSI electronics; and review the "macrochip" a collection of contiguous silicon chips enabled by optical proximity communication. We summarize recent progress towards achieving low-power photonic links for the macrochip.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical links; silicon; very high speed integrated circuits; VLSI electronics; low-power photonic links; macrochip integration; optical interconnects; optical proximity communication; picojoule-per-bit barrier; silicon photonics; optical interconnects; silicon photonics;
