Title :
Optical dielectric rod antenna for on-chip communications
Author :
Zhou, Hongyu ; Filipovic, Dejan S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Comput., & Energy Eng., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, an on-chip optical dielectric rod antenna for the next generation many-core chip interconnections is demonstrated. The designed antenna has gain above 9dBi and consistent radiation patterns from 172THz to 222THz. A 32-channel optical broadcasting network is also designed and over 75% efficiency is obtained. Presented results are further validated by well-calibrated microwave measurements of a fabricated Vivaldi antenna microwave broadcast network.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; broadcast antennas; microwave antennas; Vivaldi antenna microwave broadcast network; frequency 172 THz to 222 THz; microwave measurement; on chip communication; optical dielectric rod antenna; radiation pattern; Antenna radiation patterns; Finite element methods; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561077
