4×4 reconfigurable optical interconnection network using beam-steering vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Author

Fan, L. ; Wu, M.C. ; Lee, H.C. ; Grodzinski, P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

25 Feb.-1 March 1996

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

11

Abstract

Summary form only given. In conclusion, a monolithically integrated 4×4 reconfigurable optical interconnection network has been demonstrated using arrays of beam-steering vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). This approach eliminates the need of bulk optical components and critical alignment, and can greatly reduce the volume of optical interconnect for massively parallel processors.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical interconnections; reconfigurable architectures; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; switching networks; 4×4 reconfigurable optical interconnection network; beam-steering vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; massively parallel processors; monolithically integrated; optical interconnect; switching networks; Integrated circuit packaging; Mirrors; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Photodetectors; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96

Print_ISBN

1-55752-422-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1996.907594

Filename

907594