Title :
Optical links for printed circuit boards
Author :
Berger, Christoph ; Beyeler, René ; Bona, Gian-Luca ; Dangel, Roger ; Dellmann, Laurent ; Dill, Peter ; Horst, Folkert ; Kossel, Marcel A. ; Menolfi, Christian ; Morf, Thomas ; Offrein, Bert ; Schmatz, Martin L. ; Toifl, Thomas ; Weiss, Jonas
Author_Institution :
IBM Zurich Res. Lab., Rueschlikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
We identify applications for optics-enabled printed circuit boards, together with a list of requirements that have to be met for real-world products. We draw conclusions for the technology choices, and present our approaches and experiments.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; printed circuits; optical interconnects; optical links; printed circuit boards; Aggregates; Backplanes; Connectors; Copper; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical interconnections; Printed circuits; Space technology; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251600
