CD laser optical data links for workstations and midrange computers

Author

Soderstrom, R.L. ; Baumgartner, Steven J. ; Beukema, Bruce L. ; Block, Timothy R. ; Karst, Dennis L.

Author_Institution

Application Bus. Syst., IBM Corp., Rochester, MN, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

1-4 Jun 1993

Firstpage

505

Lastpage

509

Abstract

The Optical Link Card (OLC) is a high speed fiber optic data link developed for low cost computer interconnect applications. Several versions of this OLC family are now in volume production. They incorporate a short-wavelength, CD-type laser source, high-density surface mount (SMT) packaging, and a novel technique to comply with worldwide laser safety regulations. The current cards, operating at 220 Mb/s and 266 Mb/s over 2 km of multimode optical fiber, provide compatibility with the emerging ANSI standard called Fiber Channel. Future extensions, especially to higher data rates, are being developed to meet the computer user´s growing demand for higher bandwidth networking solutions

Keywords

add-on boards; inter-computer links; laser beam applications; optical fibres; optical interconnections; optical links; surface mount technology; workstations; 2 km; 220 to 266 Mbit/s; ANSI standard; CD-type laser source; Fiber Channel; computer interconnect applications; data rates; fiber optic data link; high-density surface mount packaging; laser safety; midrange computers; multimode optical fiber; optical link card; workstations; Application software; Computer applications; Costs; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical computing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1993. Proceedings., 43rd

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0794-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.1993.346798

Filename

346798