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
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