Title :
Parallel optical interconnects using VCSELs
Author :
Lebby, Michael ; Gaw, Craig A. ; Jiang, Wenbin ; Kiely, P.A. ; Shieh, Chan Long ; Claisse, P.R. ; Ramdani, Jamal ; Hartman, Davis H. ; Schwartz, Daniel B. ; Chun, Christopher K Y ; Foley, Barbara M.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Technol. Center, Motorola Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Optobus is a ten channel parallel bi-directional datalink based on multimode fiber ribbons. The design represents a series of tradeoffs between cost and performance to produce a low cost interconnect solution with a minimum of 1.5 Gbit/s of aggregate throughput
Keywords :
data communication; digital communication; laser beam applications; optical fibre communication; optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical transmitters; packaging; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.5 Gbit/s; 10 m; Optobus; VCSEL; low cost interconnect; multimode fiber ribbons; parallel bi-directional datalink; parallel optical interconnects; ten channel datalink; vertical cavity SEL; Bidirectional control; Copper; Costs; Electronics packaging; Integrated circuit packaging; Manufacturing; Optical interconnections; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
High Speed Semiconductor Devices and Circuits, 1995. Proceedings., IEEE/Cornell Conference on Advanced Concepts in
Conference_Location :
Ithaca, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3970-3
DOI :
10.1109/CORNEL.1995.482526