• DocumentCode
    515659
  • Title

    The transition to chip-level optical interconnects

  • Author

    Haney, Michael W. ; Sparacin, Daniel K. ; Hodiak, Justin

  • Author_Institution
    Defense Adv. Res. Projects Agency, Arlington, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The increasing bandwidth demands of computing chips have spawned significant research into chip-scale photonic interconnects. We review the DARPA-sponsored efforts at the inter- and intra-chip interconnect levels and highlight the key challenges to be addressed.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical computing; optical interconnections; bandwidth demands; chip-level optical interconnects; chip-scale photonic interconnects; interchip interconnect level; intrachip interconnect level; photonic integrated circuit technologies; Bandwidth; Fabrics; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Optical fiber communication; Optical interconnections; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Photonic integrated circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465368