• DocumentCode
    2403884
  • Title

    Integrated free-space optical interconnects: All optical communications on- and off-chip

  • Author

    Gu, Tian ; Nair, Rohit ; Haney, Michael W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    20-23 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    74
  • Lastpage
    75
  • Abstract
    Compact free-space optical interconnects using MQW modulators heterogeneously integrated on silicon with novel waveguide-coupled free-space optical fabrics are presented. The goal is to provide seamless ultra-high density links spanning the intra- and inter-chip levels.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; finite difference time-domain analysis; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical interconnections; optical links; quantum well devices; silicon; MQW modulators; free-space optical interconnects; seamless ultra-high density links; waveguide coupler; Couplers; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices; Optical Interconnects; Photonic Integrated Circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Fe, NM
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1620-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OIC.2012.6224440
  • Filename
    6224440