Optically interconnected electronics-challenges and choices

Author

Tooley, Frank A P

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

fYear

1996

fDate

27-29 Oct 1996

Firstpage

138

Lastpage

145

Abstract

The challenges facing the use of optical interconnects to provide high capacity links is reviewed. The power consumption of optical and electrical links are compared. The performance of fiber ribbon optical data links is described. It is argued that free-space digital optics may be used to provide higher capacity. The required and achieved performance of transceivers and the optics and mechanics used for free-space digital optical systems is described

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre LAN; optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical transmitters; power consumption; transceivers; electrical links; fiber ribbon optical data links; free-space digital optical systems; free-space digital optics; high capacity links; optical fibre LAN; optical interconnects; optical links; optically interconnected electronics; power consumption; review; transceivers; Bandwidth; Energy consumption; Lenses; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, 1996., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on

Conference_Location

Maui, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7591-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MPPOI.1996.559068

Filename

559068