Title :
Terabit capacity passive polymer optical backplane
Author :
Beals, J., IV ; Bamiedakis, N. ; Wonfor, A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; DeGroot, J.V., Jr. ; Clapp, T.V. ; Glick, M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Div., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge
Abstract :
A novel, low-loss, low-crosstalk optical backplane with scalable architecture using a planar array of multimode polymer waveguides is presented. Passive strict non-blocking interconnection of 10-cards is enabled via 100 waveguides each capable of 10 Gb/s operation.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical arrays; optical backplanes; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical waveguides; multimode polymer planar array; non-blocking interconnection; optical backplane; Backplanes; Costs; Electromagnetic waveguides; High speed optical techniques; Optical crosstalk; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; (130.3120) Integrated Optics Devices; (130.5460) Polymer Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
