Abstract
Massively parallel optical interconnects are appropriate to ease the data bandwidth bottleneck that will occur in future computing applications. Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) are promising sources for emerging 2-dimensional optical systems such as free space and guided wave optical interconnects. We discuss the development of high performance VCSEL arrays, including individually addressable and matrix addressable arrays. We also show the characteristics of GaAs microelectronic driver and photoreceiver chips that have been designed to interface with Si-based CMOS circuitry. Finally, the potential of these source and receiver modules for use in free space or guided wave parallel channel optical interconnect architectures will be described.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 704-707 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 4089 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Optics in Computing 2000 - Quebec City, Can Duration: Jun 18 2000 → Jun 23 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering