Title :
Low-power short-distance optical interconnect using imaging fibre bundles and CMOS detectors
Author :
Rooman, C. ; Kuijk, M. ; Filkins, D. ; Dutta, B. ; Windisch, R. ; Vounckx, R. ; Heremans, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. ETRO, Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Abstract :
We report on the measured link performance of a novel parallel optical link that is to operate from CMOS chip to CMOS chip. The components of the optical link are briefly described and the link performance is discussed in terms of eye diagrams.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; driver circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibers; optical interconnections; optical links; optical receivers; CMOS detectors; CMOS driver circuits; LED array; detector-receiver cells; eye diagrams; imaging fibre bundles; link components; link performance; low-power short-distance optical interconnect; parallel optical link; power budget; Face detection; High speed optical techniques; Light emitting diodes; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical imaging; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Signal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Aventura, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869694
