Title :
Design and construction of an optoelectronic crossbar switch containing a terabit per second free-space optical interconnect
Author :
Walker, Andrew C. ; Desmulliez, Marc P Y ; Forbes, Mark G. ; Fancey, Stuart J. ; Buller, Gerald S. ; Taghizadeh, Mohammad R. ; Dines, Julian A B ; Stanley, C.R. ; Pennelli, Giovanni ; Boyd, Adam R. ; Horan, Paul ; Byrne, Declan ; Hegarty, John ; Eitel, Sv
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
The completed detailed design and initial phases of construction of an optoelectronic crossbar demonstrator are presented. The experimental system uses hybrid very large scale integrated optoelectronics technology whereby InGaAs-based detectors and modulators are flip-chip bonded onto silicon integrated circuits. The system aims to demonstrate a 1-Tb/s aggregate data input/output to a single chip by means of free-space optics
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; flip-chip devices; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; photodetectors; smart pixels; 1 Tbit/s; InGaAs; InGaAs-based detectors; Tb/s aggregate data input/output; electro optical modulators; flip-chip bonded; free-space optics; hybrid very large scale integrated optoelectronics technology; optoelectronic crossbar switch design; optoelectronic crossbar switch fabrication; silicon integrated circuits; single chip; terabit per second free-space optical interconnect; Aggregates; Bonding; Detectors; Hybrid integrated circuits; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optoelectronics; Optical modulation; Silicon; Switches; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.778297
