Title :
On-chip optical interconnect roadmap: challenges and critical directions
Author :
Haurylau, Mikhail ; Chen, Hui ; Zhang, Jidong ; Chen, Guoqing ; Nelson, Nicholas A. ; Albonesi, David H. ; Friedman, Eby G. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ithaca Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Intrachip optical interconnects can outperform electrical wires but the required parameters for optical components are yet unknown. Here the ITRS is used as a reference point to derive the requirements that optical components must meet.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; International Technolgy Roadmap for Semiconductors; intrachip optical interconnects; on-chip optical interconnect; optical components; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit interconnections; Light sources; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Propagation delay; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9070-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2005.1516388
