Title :
Technology downscale for optical waveguides in cost performance electrical-optical circuit boards
Author :
Nieweglowski, Krzysztof ; Rieske, Ralf ; Schulze, Daniel ; Wolter, Klaus-Jurgen
Author_Institution :
Electron. Packaging Lab., Technische Univ. Dresden
Abstract :
Optical interconnections on printed circuit boards are a promising approach to increase the bandwidth in future links. The "waveguide-in-copper" technology is a cost effective method for fabrication of integrated optical waveguides. Following the trends for the optical interconnects on the PCB-level the waveguides have to be downscaled in pitch and structural dimension. In this paper the design and development of alternative technologies for structuring of integrated optical waveguides are described in detail. Considering the attenuation measurement the quality of the fabricated waveguides is evaluated. Furthermore the investigation on spatial coupling conditions enables one to compare the "waveguide-in-copper" technology with alternative ones
Keywords :
attenuation measurement; integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; printed circuits; attenuation measurement; electrical-optical circuit boards; integrated optical waveguides; optical interconnections; printed circuit boards; spatial coupling conditions; waveguide-in-copper technology; Bandwidth; Costs; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Printed circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Technology: Meeting the Challenges of Electronics Technology Progress, 2005. 28th International Spring Seminar on
Conference_Location :
Wiener Neustadt
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9325-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISSE.2005.1491027
