Title :
Coupling Structure for Intrachip Optical Global Communication: Design and Simulation
Author :
Nair, Rohit ; Iqbal, Muzammil ; Gu, Tian ; Haney, Michael W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Delaware Univ., Newark, DE
Abstract :
Hybrid optical interconnects are a potential solution to the density, latency and power consumption issues of on-chip global wires. Simulations and analysis of an efficient coupling scheme for a MQW modulator-based waveguide fabric are presented
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; MQW modulator-based waveguide; coupling structure; hybrid optical interconnects; intrachip optical global communication; on-chip global wires; Analytical models; Delay; Energy consumption; Global communication; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279037
