DC-coupled parallel optical interconnect cable with fiber ribbon

Author

Karstensen, H. ; Hanke, Ch ; Honsberg, M.

Author_Institution

Corp. Res. & Dev., Siemens AG, Munich, Germany

fYear

1993

fDate

1-4 Jun 1993

Firstpage

729

Lastpage

734

Abstract

The design, set-up, and characterisation of a fixed length multi-channel parallel optical interconnection cable with electrical connectors (miniature sub-D connectors) at either sides is presented. The link is electrically compatible to ECL voltage level. Ribbons of both standard 1.3 μm single-mode and graded-index multimode fibers are used as interconnection medium. The laser diodes are GaAs SQW LD (single quantum well) with very low threshold current. The photodiodes are made of silicon. The number of channels is 4, an upgrading to 12 channels is also presented

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical interconnections; optical receivers; photodiodes; semiconductor lasers; 1.3 mum; DC-coupled parallel optical interconnect cable; ECL voltage level; GaAs; GaAs SQW LD; electrical connectors; electrically compatible; fiber ribbon; fixed length multi-channel parallel optical interconnection cable; graded-index multimode fibers; interconnection medium; laser diodes; miniature sub-D connectors; photodiodes; standard 1.3 μm single-mode multimode fibers; very low threshold current; Connectors; Diode lasers; Gallium arsenide; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Optical interconnections; Photodiodes; Silicon; Threshold current; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1993. Proceedings., 43rd

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0794-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.1993.346768

Filename

346768