Title :
Optical printed circuit board (O-PCB): a new platform toward VLSI microphotonics?
Author :
Lee, El-Hang ; Lee, Seung Gol ; O, Beom Hoan ; Park, Se Geun
Author_Institution :
Integrated Photonics Technol. Eng. Res. Center, Inha Univ., Inchon, South Korea
Abstract :
A newly-conceived optical device that we have termed "optical printed circuit board (O-PCB)" is presented and discussed for its potential role as a new platform toward VLSI micro/nanophotonic integrated circuits. It consists of planar waveguide circuits of various dimensions that are designed to perform the functions of transporting and distributing optical signals on flat modular substrates or boards. The waveguides are fabricated out of organic or polymeric materials of various kinds of optical, mechanical and thermal properties. Scientific and technological issues regarding miniaturization, interconnection, and integration of micro/nanoscale photonic devices are discussed.
Keywords :
VLSI; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; nanotechnology; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; printed circuit design; VLSI microphotonic; VLSI nanophotonic integrated circuit; distributing optical signal; flat modular substrate; interconnection; mechanical property; nanoscale photonic device; optical printed circuit board; optical signal transporting; optical-PCB; organic material; planar waveguide circuit; polymeric material; thermal properties; waveguide fabrication; Integrated optics; Nanoscale devices; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical planar waveguides; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Printed circuits; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338685
