Title :
A multistage free-stage optical interconnect for backplane applications: implementation issues
Author :
Kirk, A.G. ; Lacroix, F.K. ; Ayliffe, M.H. ; Bernier, E. ; Brosseau, D.F. ; Chateauneuf, M. ; Robertson, B. ; Tooley, F.A.P. ; Plant, D.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Free-space optical interconnects represent a possible solution to the interconnection bottleneck encountered at the backplane level of high performance electronic systems. One of the critical challenges in this field is the development of robust, misalignment tolerant, field serviceable micro-optical hardware. Here we describe the implementation of the micro-optical modules required for a multistage 256 channel optical interconnects
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; modules; multistage interconnection networks; optical backplanes; optical computing; backplane level; free-space optical interconnects; high performance electronic systems; interconnection bottleneck; micro-optical modules; multistage 256 channel optical interconnects; multistage free-stage optical interconnect; optical backplane applications; robust misalignment tolerant field serviceable micro-optical hardware; Assembly; Backplanes; Kirk field collapse effect; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical interconnections; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optoelectronic devices; Relays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739505
