Title :
Optical interconnects on printed circuit board level - results based on the German funded project OptiCon
Author :
Franke, Martin ; Schiefelbein, Frank-Peter
Abstract :
Within the German funded project "OptiCon" an innovative electro-optical interconnection and assembly technology for printed circuit boards (PCB) has been developed. The integration of optical waveguides in PCB opens the door to a hybrid assembly technology and provides the scalability of on-board-bandwidth but also other technical benefits. This paper describes one possible way for the implementation of electrical-optical PCBs in the production- and Assembly industry of today. The current status of work will be demonstrated in the presentation mentioning next steps for a successful integration- of the described technology.
Keywords :
assembling; optical backplanes; optical planar waveguides; printed circuit manufacture; backplane interconnection; electro-optical assembly technology; electro-optical printed circuit boards; hybrid assembly technology; multimode waveguides; on-board-bandwidth; optical interconnects; optical waveguides integration; printed circuit board level; scalability; Assembly; Costs; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Printed circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 2004. Proceedings. 54th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8365-6
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.2004.1320320
