Title :
Optical interconnect demonstrator with embedded waveguides and butt-coupled optoelectronic modules
Author :
Berger, C. ; Beyeler, R. ; Dangel, R. ; Dellmann, L. ; Horst, F. ; Lamprecht, T. ; Morf, T. ; Offrein, B.J. ; Yamada, F. ; Hasegawa, M. ; Numata, H. ; Taira, Y.
Author_Institution :
IBM Zurich Res. Lab., Rueschlikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
Building blocks and experimental results of an optical card-backplane-card link with waveguides embedded into the boards and butt-coupled optoelectronic modules are presented. Important next steps for acceptance of the technology by system developers are listed.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical backplanes; optical waveguides; butt-coupled optoelectronic modules; embedded waveguides; optical card-backplane-card link; optical interconnect demonstrator; Backplanes; Connectors; Integrated circuit interconnections; Laboratories; Optical attenuators; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Printed circuits; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics, 2005. IP 2005. OSA Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6637-5