Title :
Wavelength division multiplexed optical interconnect using short pulses
Author :
Nelson, Bianca E. ; Keeler, Gordon A. ; Agarwal, Diwakar ; Helman, Noah C. ; Miller, David A B
Author_Institution :
Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate operation of a wavelength division multiplexed chip-to-chip optical interconnect using surface-normal electroabsorption modulators, and a modelocked laser as a single broadband source. The link was successfully operated at 80 Mb/s. While this rate was limited by the repetition rate of the modelocked source, individual CMOS circuits and optoelectronic devices have been shown to work at data rates approaching 1 Gb/s.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 Gbit/s; 80 Mbit/s; chip-to-chip optical interconnect; individual CMOS circuits; link; modelocked laser; optoelectronic devices; repetition rate; short pulses; single broadband source; surface-normal electroabsorption modulators; wavelength division multiplexed optical interconnect; Circuits; Laser modes; Optical interconnections; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Optoelectronic devices; Semiconductor device modeling; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2003.813322
