A smart pixel bi-directional optical link using co-located emitters and detectors

Author

Cross, James Dorian ; Lopez-Lagunas, A. ; Buchanan, B. ; Carastro, L. ; Jokerst, M.N.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

5-9 Aug. 1996

Firstpage

74

Lastpage

77

Abstract

A single fiber bi-directional smart pixel link is reported in this paper, which uses the co-location of an emitter and detector at each end of the fiber. To realize a fully functional communications link, CMOS analog optoelectronic receiver and transmitter circuits which had digital input/output were fabricated adjacent to the silicon detector. Digital circuitry for multiplexing, data sampling and encoding, and microprocessor interfacing were also included in this silicon integrated circuit.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre communication; smart pixels; Si; analog circuit; co-location; data sampling; detector; digital circuit; digital input/output; emitter; encoding; microprocessor interfacing; multiplexing; optical communications; optoelectronic circuit; receiver; silicon CMOS integrated circuit; single fiber bi-directional smart pixel link; transmitter; Bidirectional control; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Sampling methods; Silicon; Smart pixels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Applications of Lasers in Materials Processing/Broadband Optical Networks/Smart Pixels/Optical MEMs and Their Applications. IEEE/LEOS 1996 Summer Topical Meetings:

Conference_Location

Keystone, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3175-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1996.540752

Filename

540752