• DocumentCode
    3489008
  • 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
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    28-30 June 2004
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8306-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338712
  • Filename
    1338712