Title :
Poled plasma polymers to produce stable on chip modulators for chip to chip optical interconnect
Author_Institution :
Ionic Syst. Inc., USA
Abstract :
We have presented the architecture of a silicon nanocomposite photonic interconnect structure based on using an off chip broad band light source and precision tuned microring resonators for demultiplexing. Non linear optical polymers have been developed with high electro optic coefficients and demonstrated operationally at well over 100 GHz. These materials are formed by the "poling" of the polymer to produce the required alignment. Further, they possess the ability to integrate with CMOS processing to capitalize on the ability of silicon based microelectronics to produce low cost, optically interconnected CMOS microelectronic devices.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; demultiplexing; electro-optical modulation; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated optoelectronics; nanocomposites; optical interconnections; optical polymers; optical resonators; polymerisation; silicon; CMOS processing; Si; chip modulator; chip to chip optical interconnect; demultiplexing; electro optic coefficient; microelectronics; microring resonator; non linear optical polymer; off chip broad band light source; optically interconnected CMOS microelectronic device; poled plasma polymer; silicon nanocomposite photonic interconnect; CMOS process; Light sources; Microelectronics; Nanostructures; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical resonators; Plasma sources; Plasma stability; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338698