Optical interconnects based on arrays of surfaceemitting lasers and lenslets

A compact free-space optical system that uses arrays of surface-emitting lasers and lenslets for chip-to-chip and board-to-board optical communication is described. A seven-channel optical interconnect has been demonstrated at 300 Mbits/s per channel, and we describe how such a system can be expande...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 1992-04, Vol.31 (11), p.1735-1739
Main Authors: Craft, N C, Feldblum, A Y
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A compact free-space optical system that uses arrays of surface-emitting lasers and lenslets for chip-to-chip and board-to-board optical communication is described. A seven-channel optical interconnect has been demonstrated at 300 Mbits/s per channel, and we describe how such a system can be expanded to several hundred channels while its compactness and alignability are retained.
ISSN:1559-128X
DOI:10.1364/AO.31.001735