Title :
VCSEL/CMOS smart pixel arrays for free-space optical interconnects
Author :
Neff, John A. ; Chen, Christine ; McLaren, Tim ; Mao, Chong-Chang ; Fedor, Adam ; Berseth, Wes ; Lee, Y.C. ; Morozov, Valentin
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Comput. Syst. Center, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a VCSEL-Si smart pixel array technology, developed at the University of Colorado, and reports on an optoelectronic processor that is based on these hybrid SPAs. This effort is unique in the processing complexity of the pixels, in the bidirectionary of the optical interconnects, and in the thermosonic bonding of the VCSEL and silicon chips
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; lead bonding; optical computing; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; silicon; smart pixels; surface emitting lasers; Si; University of Colorado; VCSEL-Si smart pixel array technology; VCSEL/CMOS smart pixel arrays; bidirectionary; free-space optical interconnects; hybrid SPAs; optoelectronic processor; processing complexity; silicon chips; thermosonic bonding; Bonding; High speed optical techniques; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical arrays; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Smart pixels; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, 1996., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7591-8
DOI :
10.1109/MPPOI.1996.559111
