Extremely low-power, multi-Gigabit electrical signaling for parallel optical modules

Author

Kiamilev, Fouad ; Kramer, Joshua ; Ekman, Jeremy ; Wang, Xingle ; Zuo, Yongrong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Delaware Univ., Newark, DE, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

22-28 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

365

Lastpage

366

Abstract

This paper describes a physical interface for short distance electrical links that are typically used to link parallel optical modules into the system. This interface, called minimal power link (MPL), significantly reduces power consumption by reducing the transmit signal strength and adopting a novel electrical receiver circuit. In addition, MPL interface reduces electromagnetic emissions leading to reduced EMI - an important consideration in densely packaged server platforms.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; optical receivers; power consumption; densely packaged server platforms; electrical receiver circuit; electromagnetic emission reduction; extremely low-power signaling; minimal power link; multi-Gigabit electrical signaling; parallel optical modules; physical interface; power consumption reduction; reduced EMI; short distance electrical links; transmit signal strength; Circuits; Electromagnetic interference; Energy consumption; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power transmission lines; Resistors; Ultraviolet sources; Voltage; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9217-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548030

Filename

1548030