Title :
Ultra-dense optical I/O interface for Silicon photonic interconnects
Author :
Liao, P. ; Sakib, M.N. ; Park, J. ; Wlodawski, M. ; Kopp, V.I. ; Neugroschl, D. ; Liboiron-Ladouceur, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
An ultra-dense optical off-chip I/O interface consisting of 61 grating couplers matching the pitch of a commercial two-dimensional fiber array enables tremendous bandwidth density on the order of tens of Tb/s/mm2 towards high throughput Silicon photonics.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; silicon; Si; bandwidth density; grating couplers; high throughput silicon photonics; pitch; silicon photonic interconnects; two-dimensional fiber array; ultra-dense optical off-chip I/O interface; Couplers; Gratings; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115713
