Title :
Multiscale free-space optical interconnects for intrachip global communications
Author :
McFadden, Michael J. ; Iqbal, Muzammil ; Haney, Michael W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Delaware Univ., USA
Abstract :
Optical intrachip global interconnects are discussed. Methods for replacing metal global interconnects with free-space optical interconnects are compared analytically to highlight the bandwidth capacity benefits of using a multiscale optical system for intrachip global communications.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical interconnections; optical links; bandwidth capacity; free-space optical interconnects; intrachip global communications; metal global interconnects replacing method; Bandwidth; Clocks; Fabrics; Global communication; Integrated circuit interconnections; Mirrors; Moore´s Law; Optical interconnections; Optical saturation; Wires;
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.2004.1338712
