DocumentCode :
2170525
Title :
Self-organizing waveguide coupling method “SOLNET” and its application to film optical circuit substrates
Author :
Yoshimura, Tetsuzo ; Roman, James ; Takahashi, Yasuhito ; Wang, Wen-Chou V. ; Inao, Masaaki ; Ishitsuka, Takeshi ; Tsukamoto, Koji ; Aoki, Shigenori ; Motoyoshi, Katsusada ; Sotoyama, Wataru
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Comput. Packaging Technol. Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
962
Lastpage :
969
Abstract :
We propose a novel self-organizing waveguide formation method “Self-Organizing Lightwave NETwork (SOLNET)”. SOLNET utilizes an interaction between light beams in photorefractive materials. The interaction is an attractive force, so that the beams merge together into one optical path. This enables an automatic waveguide construction between optical devices, tolerating the mutual positional misalignment. SOLNET can also construct straight and downtapered waveguides in a free space. Applications of SOLNET are proposed, including self-aligned coupling between two optical devices and 3D optical wiring. Proof-of-concept of SOLNET is demonstrated by computer simulations and experiments. Optoelectronic (OE) interconnect hardware, OE Scalable Substrate (OE-SS) and Film Optical Link Module (FOLM), as well as a device integration process, Self-ORganizing Transfer (SORT), which have been proposed by FCPT, are presented. OE-SS and FOLM have potentiality to reduce cost and required space in OE systems. Expected applications of SOLNET to OE-SS and FOLM are shown
Keywords :
optical couplers; photorefractive materials; 3D optical wiring; FOLM; OE-SS; SOLNET; SORT; film optical circuit substrate; film optical link module; optical device; optoelectronic interconnect; optoelectronic scalable substrate; photorefractive material; self-aligned coupling; self-organizing lightwave network; self-organizing transfer; self-organizing waveguide coupling; Application software; Computer simulation; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Structural beams; Wiring;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components & Technology Conference, 2000. 2000 Proceedings. 50th
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5908-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.2000.853284
Filename :
853284
Link To Document :
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