The experimental operation of a terabit-per-second scale optoelectronic connection to a silicon very-large-scale-integrated circuit is described. A demonstrator system, in the form of an optoelectronic crossbar switch, has been constructed as a technology test bed. The assembly and testing of the components making up the system, including a flip-chipped InGaAs-GaAs optical interface chip, are reported. Using optical inputs to the electronic switching chip, single-channel routing of data through the system at the design rate of 250 Mb/s (without internal fan-out) was achieved. With 4000 optical inputs, this corresponds to a potential aggregate data input of a terabit per second into the single 14.6 x 15.6 mm CMOS chip. In addition 50-Mb/s data rates were switched utilizing the full internal optical fan-out included in the system to complete the required connectivity. This simultaneous input of data across the chip corresponds to an aggregate data input of 0.2 Tb/s. The experimental system also utilized optical distribution of clock signals across the CMOS chip.
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Autori: | Walker AC; Fancey SJ; Desmulliez MPY; Forbes MG; Casswell JJ; Buller GS; Taghizadeh MR; Dines JAB; Stanley CR; Pennelli G; Boyd AR; Pearson JL; Horan P; Byrne D; Hegarty J; Eitel S; Gauggel HP; Gulden KH; Gauthier A; Benabes P; Gutzwiller JL; Goetz M; Oksman J |
Titolo: | Operation of an optoelectronic crossbar switch containing a terabit-per-second free-space optical interconnect |
Anno del prodotto: | 2005 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1109/JQE.2005.848909 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |