Progress in optoelectronic systems based on InGaAs/CMOS smart-pixel arrays and free-space optical interconnects

Author

Fancey, S.J. ; Forbes, M.G. ; Dines, Jab ; Yang, T. ; Wilkinson, L.C. ; Desmulliez, MPY ; Walker, A.C. ; Marsh, J. II ; Stanley, C.R.

Author_Institution

Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

fYear

1997

fDate

35747

Firstpage

42675

Lastpage

42680

Abstract

In order to overcome the predicted bandwidth limits of electrical connectivity to Si-CMOS circuitry, optoelectronic interconnections have been explored. A promising optoelectronic scheme involves the integration of Si-CMOS with III-V optoelectronic devices and the interconnection of these using free-space imaging optics. Such techniques would allow massively parallel interconnections at >Tbit/s data rates. This paper reports on experimental progress in two projects which aim to develop the optoelectronic devices and connecting optics by constructing demonstrator systems. The first of these systems is a 1024 channel parallel data sorting machine and the second is a crossbar switch with >1 Tbit/s i/o from a hybrid routing chip

Keywords

indium compounds; 1 Tbit/s; III-V optoelectronic devices; InGaAs; InGaAs/CMOS smart-pixel arrays; Si; Si-CMOS circuitry; Tbit/s data rates; bandwidth limits; channel parallel data sorting machine; crossbar switch; electrical connectivity; free-space imaging optics; free-space optical interconnects; hybrid routing chip; massively parallel interconnections; optoelectronic interconnections; optoelectronic scheme; optoelectronic systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Optoelectronic Integration and Switching (Ref. No: 1997/372), IEE Colloquium on

Conference_Location

Glasgow

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/ic:19971249

Filename

660948