Title :
Terabit/sec VCSEL-based parallel optical module based on holey CMOS transceiver IC
Author :
Doany, F.E. ; Lee, B.G. ; Rylyakov, A.V. ; Kuchta, D.M. ; Baks, C. ; Jahnes, C. ; Libsch, F. ; Schow, C.L.
Author_Institution :
IBM - T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report a 24 TX + 24 RX transceiver underpinned by a “holey” CMOS IC. All channels operate at 20 Gb/s (BER <;10-12, 7.3 pJ/bit) achieving record aggregate bidirectional bandwidth for parallel transceivers: 0.48 Tb/s.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; optical transceivers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL based parallel optical module; aggregate bidirectional bandwidth; bit rate 0.48 Tbit/s; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; holey CMOS transceiver IC; parallel transceivers; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
